Registered Nurse 2
About The Position
The Registered Nurse 2 provides competent clinical care, using critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs and helping achieve positive patient outcomes through group processes. The role demonstrates leadership that contributes to patient and departmental goals, assists with unit quality improvement and research projects, and identifies legal and ethical issues and takes appropriate nursing action. The nurse manages more complex patients with minimal assistance, performs advanced skills independently, and begins helping others develop their skills through teaching and learning. The position also requires ongoing competency validation and developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, and care for the patient age groups served by the department.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in nursing; a formal nursing program may be substituted for the associate degree.
- One year of RN experience.
- Registered Nurse credential required.
- Basic Life Support credential required within 30 days of hire.
- Ability to demonstrate competency in developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care for the patient ages served by the department.
- Ability to complete orientation and ongoing competency validation for independent performance of assigned tasks and duties.
Responsibilities
- Use the nursing process consistently in daily practice and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance.
- Identify personal learning needs and independently perform advanced skills; begin assisting others in developing skills through teaching and learning.
- Demonstrate professional relationships and leadership behaviors that support positive patient outcomes through group processes.
- Identify when practice should change based on performance improvement and quality improvement outcomes.
- Expand understanding of the research process and its application to nursing practice.
- Demonstrate developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, or care, including obtaining and interpreting information based on patient needs, understanding growth and development, and understanding the range of treatment needed.
- Complete initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties specified in the job description and unit or department competency checklist.
- Maintain and document applicable required education.
- Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
- Comply with the company's attendance policy.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
- Perform work in a cost-effective manner and in alignment with the organization's mission and strategic plan.
- Follow departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
- Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, and perform related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
