Description
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients.
The staff RN utilises the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members.
This is a full-time position with 36 hours a week, variable shifts, and self-scheduling every 8 weeks.
Responsibilities
- Assess: Perform assessments of physical, social, and psychological status.
- Plan: Develop individualised plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
- Implement: Direct interdisciplinary care teams and provide or delegate care consistent with plans of care.
- Evaluate: Evaluate patient responses to interventions and revise plans of care as needed.
- Professionalism: Promote the nursing profession and integrate legal and ethical standards into practice.
Requirements
- Current licence to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or willingness to obtain within four years of hire date.
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Preferred Qualifications
- One or more years of RN work experience.
- One or more years of Labor and Delivery RN work experience.
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, and assess patient needs.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication.
- Manual dexterity to manipulate complex equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Ability to lift and transfer patients, bend to retrieve supplies and equipment, and walk to assist with transporting patients.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: $35.22 - $53.29 per hour.
- Generous benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.