Registered Nurse I

SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager (or designee), implements, supervises, and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides direct patient care.
• Provides leadership by delegating, supervising, and participating in safe nursing care activities provided by ancillary personnel.
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient care and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team, patient, family, and community services regarding the patient care outcome/discharge planning.
• Assesses and provides appropriate teaching based on patient and family needs.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement and research activities.
• Utilizes all available resources to provide quality, cost-effective patient care.
• Meets and maintains clinical competencies measured by pre-determined credentialing standards, mandatory/safety education, and completion of Basic Life Support and ACLS/PALS as appropriate.
• Identifies growth needs and participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations.
• Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.

COMPETENCIES

Search Process

• Level I: Wanding
• Level II: Personal Belongings confiscated, itemized, and secured
• Intake process
• Processing patients before going into unit
• Wanding
• Paper scrubs
• Hospital socks
• Vital signs
• Breathalyzer/Blood glucose if needed

Unit Safety

• Suicide precautions: Suicide risk assessment
• Safety checks with patient location every 15 minutes
• Limiting visitors
• Initial and ongoing contraband checks/Environmental checks every 2 hours

Education

• D-pod Net Learning Modules
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training
• Competency Testing – Wanding, Safety/Environmental Rounds
• BLS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

• Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
• Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
• Receive their NIHSS Certification within 3 months of hire; 8 hours of continuing stroke education required annually.

UNIT SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of RI. BSN preferred.
• Certified Wound Nurse preferred (American Board of Wound Management certification preferred, Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) preferred, or Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) preferred).
• Minimum two years clinical experience in medical surgical nursing, ambulatory or surgical services in a hospital setting.
• Previous high volume clinic experience in an outpatient setting preferred.
• Positive, caring, and customer-service-oriented attitude.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Visual and aural ability to monitor patient status.
• Physical ability to assist in lifting and positioning patients.
• Exposed to patient care environment.
• Physical ability for extensive walking and standing; lifting, positioning, and pushing patients on stretchers.

UNIT SPECIFIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have full range of body motion.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
• Must be able to speak and hear clearly.
• Must have the ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, lean, and squat for long periods of time without hindrance.
• Must be able to maintain dexterity when pulling, pushing, and gripping carts and stretchers.
• Must be physically able to perform CPR.
• Must perform all physical job duties accurately in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruption.

Pay Range

$35.56-$59.99

Location

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

7a-7:30p every other weekend every other holiday

Work Shift

Day

Driving Required

No

Union

United Nurses And Allied Professionals

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.