Float Pool RN

Brown Medicine; Town of Providence (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal employment opportunities

Job summary

Brown University Health's Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI seeks a registered nurse to advocate for patients, apply the nursing process, and coordinate care across shifts. The RN will document interventions, participate in quality processes, and collaborate with LPNs and CNAs to ensure safe, compassionate care.

Under supervision, the nurse will maintain standards per hospital policies, attend unit meetings, and support ongoing clinical competency while focusing on patient outcomes and family

Qualifications

• Demonstrates ability to apply the nursing process to patient care.
• Advocates for patients and families within hospital policies.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of nursing care and outcomes.
• Leads and supports LPNs/CNAs and other licensed staff as needed.

Responsibilities

• Recognizes and reports deviations from patient norms and treatment responses.
• Provides basic comfort and support and involves patients and families in care planning.
• Assesses emergencies, initiates appropriate interventions, and plans for potential needs.
• Delivers nursing care per Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act and hospital protocols.
• May assume shift charge responsibilities and assign tasks to team members.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient advocacy

Documentation

Team supervision

Job description

SUMMARY: Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager (or designee), and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures, the professional registered nurse acts as a patient advocate in the application of the nursing process. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age specific needs of the patients. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES: Recognizes and reports deviations from patient or established norms. Identifies deviations from established norms not related to chief patient’s complaints. Reports patient’s responses to treatment(s), and documents nursing interventions.Provides basic comfort and support according to patient needs. Fosters patient(s) and family participation in achieving optimum level of patient’s functioning and performing activities of daily living. Sets priorities in individual patient’s assignments. Seeks guidance and resources, when necessary, in management of patient care.Identifies and assesses emergency situations. Initiates appropriate response and intervention. Plans for potential needs during emergency situations.Defines nursing diagnosis and expected patient’s outcomes. May modify nursing plan of care based on diagnosis and/or outcomes. Documents on appropriate nursing assessment forms.Implements nursing interventions and evaluates based on patient’s outcomes. Modifies plan or care accordingly, including documentation.The Registered Nurse maintains knowledge of contemporary, professional nursing practice within the legal framework of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act. Attends training and retraining, as needed, to maintain current knowledge of hospital and patient’s care practices and procedures.Utilizes established protocols and collaborates with the health team to facilitate therapeutic interventions and attainment of desired patient outcomes.Participates in quality improvement processes and risk management activities. Attends unit-based, or hospital meetings to facilitate patient care management.Functions in a cooperative and productive manner in the work environment.Integrates complete physical assessment with nursing assessment, and records reviews in developing a comprehensive and individualized plan of care.Follows all documentation guidelines per policy and procedure.Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control in accordance with established hospital department policies, procedures, and objectives. Maintains safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.Demonstrates self-direction in maintaining and advancing clinical and professional competency.Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.Provides functional guidance and direction to LPNs, CNAs, and other licensed personnel, as required.May assume shift charge responsibility on an assigned unit. Responsibility includes maintaining an overview of unit activities and delegating work responsibilities with equitable assignments. Makes bed and patient assignments, and assigns primary patients to staff.

Pay Range:

$35.70-$71.40

EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Work Type:

EOW, EOH 7p-7:30a

Work Shift:

Night

Daily Hours:** **

12 hours

Driving Required:

No