Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital•Torrington, CT

About The Position

Registered Nurses use the nursing process—assessment, planning, intervention, documentation, and evaluation—to provide direct and indirect patient care in assigned areas, meeting the age-appropriate needs of patients. They follow nursing department philosophies, policies, and procedures to develop individualized education and care plans and provide appropriate education and support to family members. Nurses use judgment and knowledge of patient and family needs when directing ancillary staff. They help ensure customer satisfaction for patients, families, physicians, and others; maintain patient confidentiality; and attend to age-specific needs for comfort, privacy, and general care. Incumbents complete annual competency requirements specific to their areas of responsibility. The position is based at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, a 122-bed general acute care community hospital in Torrington, Connecticut, serving Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut. The listed shift is 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

Maintain a current Registered Nurse license in the State of Connecticut.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide direct and indirect patient care in assigned areas.
Address patients’ age-appropriate needs.
Follow nursing department philosophies, policies, and procedures.
Develop individualized education and care plans for each patient.
Provide education and support to family members.
Use judgment and understanding of patient and family needs when directing ancillary staff.
Help ensure satisfaction among patients, families, physicians, and others.
Maintain patient confidentiality and provide care sensitive to age-specific needs for comfort and privacy.
Complete annual competency requirements specific to assigned areas of responsibility.