REGISTERED NURSE B

State of careers Rhode Island•RI Veterans Home, RI

11d•$80,342 - $140,143•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse B provides professional nursing care to patients and is responsible for assessing patient needs, planning and implementing care, and evaluating outcomes. The role includes accountability for patient care and other licensed personnel during work hours when hospital administration and ancillary management staff are not immediately available to resolve problems or make decisions. The position is at the Rhode Island Veterans Home and is scheduled for 40 hours per week. The posting covers four positions: two on the second shift (4:00 PM–12:00 AM) and two on the third shift (12:00 AM–8:00 AM); days off are to be determined. The RN participates in patient intake, interviews and assesses patients, develops nursing diagnoses and goals, provides nursing and medical therapies, and gives health-care instruction and counseling to patients and families. The nurse communicates and interprets care needs to the interdisciplinary team, documents interactions according to agency policy, monitors patient health, and provides ongoing instruction to patients and staff. Depending on the service delivery model, the role may supervise, monitor, and evaluate Licensed Practical Nurses, graduate and student nurses, attendants, mental health workers, and auxiliary ward personnel. Applicants must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing and meet Rhode Island nursing registration requirements, maintaining those requirements as a condition of employment. At appointment, the candidate must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties, as evidenced by a physician’s certificate. The position also requires proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and hepatitis B, as well as a tuberculin skin test. Employment eligibility is validated through E-Verify because the site contains Federal Tax Information, although the employee may not have direct access to it. New hires are required to participate in direct deposit.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Meet Rhode Island nursing registration requirements and maintain them as a condition of employment.
Be physically qualified to perform assigned duties at appointment, as evidenced by a physician’s certificate.
Thorough knowledge of current and approved nursing practices and methods.
Commitment to maintain nursing competency through regular participation in continuing nursing education programs, workshops, seminars, and conferences.
Provide required proof of immunity against MMR, varicella, Tdap, and hepatitis B, and a tuberculin skin test.
Complete employment eligibility validation through E-Verify.
Participate in direct deposit as required for new hires.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care in an inpatient or community service facility.
Participate in patient intake by interviewing and assessing patients and formulating nursing diagnoses and goals.
Be accountable for patient care and other licensed personnel when hospital administration and ancillary management personnel are not immediately available.
Interpret patient nursing and health-care needs to interdisciplinary team members and act as an integral member of the team.
Provide medical and nursing therapies, health-care instructions, and counseling to patients and families.
Document interactions with patients according to agency policy.
Apply the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Communicate health, medical, and nursing information to interdisciplinary team members.
Provide ongoing instruction to patients and staff.
Monitor patients’ health status.
Supervise, monitor, and evaluate designated nursing and auxiliary personnel according to the service delivery model.
Perform related work as required.