Registered Nurse (RN) - GI Endoscopy (Per Diem)

Hartford Healthcare•Torrington, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurses use the nursing process—assessment, planning, intervention, documentation, and evaluation—to provide direct and indirect patient care in their assigned areas, addressing patients’ age-appropriate needs. 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 are responsible for customer satisfaction, maintaining patient confidentiality, and addressing age-specific needs for comfort, privacy, and general care. Incumbents complete competency requirements annually for their areas of responsibility. The role is at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, a 122-bed general acute care community hospital in Torrington, Connecticut.

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.
Develop individualized education and care plans in accordance with nursing department philosophies, policies, and procedures.
Provide education and support to family members.
Direct ancillary staff using judgment and knowledge of patient and family needs.
Promote customer satisfaction among patients, families, physicians, and others.
Maintain patient confidentiality and attend to age-specific needs for comfort, privacy, and general care.
Complete competency requirements annually for assigned areas of responsibility.