Graduate Nurse
About The Position
This position represents multiple openings. Recruiters may contact you regarding this or other roles that match your qualifications, experience, and education. Performs nursing activities that are validated within the nursing graduate functions. Works professionally under the direct supervision of a registered nurse while waiting to take the NCLEX-RN. Manages individualized, evidence-based nursing care through the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing per departmental and Hospital policies and procedures. Provides other support services dictated by patient needs as a care delivery team member. Utilizes effective and appropriate communication styles.
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
- Less than 1 year of nursing experience in acute care obtained through student clinicals.
- Registered to take NCLEX-RN exam within one year of employment.
- Receives documentation from exam provider to prove exam eligibility.
- Possesses strong clinical assessment skills with an ability to manage multiple patients.
- Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program.
- Knowledge and ability to care for patients based on the population served.
- Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year or NLC Compact State RN License - Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree Nursing
Responsibilities
- Delivers patient care based on the medical plan of treatment and protocols using a patient family centered approach.
- Delivers direct and indirect nursing care to all age-group patients; assists and supports nursing personnel in providing patient care with compassion.
- Prepares, distributes, and provides medications prescribed by physicians under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.
- Administers blood and blood products following hospital policy and procedures.
- Performs admission assessment within 8 hours of admission, checks patients routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met, cleans trays and instruments, and obtains supplies required.
- Reports, where appropriate, and records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patients.
- Supports discharge planning as well as patient and family education throughout hospitalization course.
- Helps with evaluating and diagnosing patient and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
- Participates in conducting hourly rounds to assigned patients, anticipates patients' needs, and answers/responds to patient call lights or pages.
- Delivers assistance with complex treatment procedures and implements best practices, as required.
- Adheres to the established quality standards of nursing graduate functions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
