ICU Registered Nurse — Night Shift (12-hr)

Lifespan; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 49,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Miriam Hospital, affiliated with Brown University Health, is seeking a registered nurse to serve as a patient advocate under the Nurse Manager's supervision. The role applies the nursing process to meet age-specific patient needs and requires adherence to the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.

The RN will document nursing assessments and responses to treatment, coordinate with the health team, and participate in quality improvement to ensure safe, high-quality care for patients across the life

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Graduate of a school of nursing, Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred, with current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
• Experience: Registered nurses should develop general proficiency as a staff nurse within three months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Recognizes and reports deviations from patient or established norms.
• Reports patient's responses to treatments and documents nursing interventions.
• Provides basic comfort and support; fosters patient and family participation in achieving optimum functioning and ADLs.
• Sets priorities in patient assignments and seeks guidance when needed.
• Identifies and assesses emergency situations and initiates appropriate response and intervention.
• Defines nursing diagnosis and expected patient outcomes; may modify plan of care accordingly.
• Documents on appropriate nursing assessment forms and implements interventions with evaluation of outcomes.
• Maintains knowledge of contemporary nursing practice within Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.
• Attends training to maintain current knowledge and collaborates with health team to facilitate interventions and patient outcomes.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities.
• Maintains safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Provides care across life span with consideration of aging, development, and culture.
• Provides guidance to LPNs, CNAs, and other staff; may assume shift charge responsibility.
• Makes bed and patient assignments and assigns primary patients to staff.

Job description

The Miriam Hospital, affiliated with Brown University Health, is seeking a registered nurse to serve as a patient advocate under the Nurse Manager's supervision. The role applies the nursing process to meet age-specific patient needs and requires adherence to the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.

The RN will document nursing assessments and responses to treatment, coordinate with the health team, and participate in quality improvement to ensure safe, high-quality care for patients across the life