Registered Nurse I - Day Shift

Brown Medicine; Cranston (RI); On-site; USD 49,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care under the supervision of the Clinical Manager. You will supervise and evaluate nursing care using the nursing process, planning across the lifespan with attention to aging and cultural patterns.

We value compassionate care, accountability, respect, and excellence. The role includes leadership, teaching, quality improvement, and collaboration with the healthcare team to support discharge planning and patient

Qualifications

• RN licensure in RI or eligibility per state compact.
• Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
• Current RN licensure in Rhode Island.
• Knowledge to care for patients across the life span with aging considerations and cultural patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care.
• Leads by delegating, supervising and participating in safe nursing activities.
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient care and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team for discharge planning.
• Assesses and provides teaching based on patient/family needs.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement and research.
• Maintains clinical competencies and completes required education (BLS and ACLS/PALS as appropriate).
• Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduates and less experienced personnel.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as delegated.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical nursing

Teaching

Collaboration

Education

Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred

RN Licensure RI

Job description

SUMMARY:

Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager (or designee) implements, supervises and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns.

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

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides direct patient care.

Provides leadership by delegating, supervising and participating in safe nursing care activities provided by ancillary personnel.

Evaluates effectiveness of patient care and identifies opportunities for improvement.

Collaborates with the healthcare team, patient, family and community services regarding the patient care outcome/discharge planning.

Assesses and Provides appropriate teaching based on patient and family needs.

Participates in unit-based quality improvement and research activities.

Utilizes all available resources to provide quality, cost effective patient care.

Meets and maintains clinical competencies measured by pre-determined credentialing standards, mandatory/safety education, and completion of Basic Life Support and ACLS/PALS as appropriate.

Identifies growth needs and Participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations.

Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel.

Assumes charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.

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 agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Visual and aural ability to monitor patient status.
Physical ability to assist in lifting and positioning patients.
Exposed to patient care environment.
Physical ability for extensive walking and standing; lifting, positioning, and pushing patients on stretchers.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

$35.56-$59.99

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:

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type:

7am-730pm every other weekend, every other holiday

Work Shift:

Day

Driving Required:

No

Union:

United Nurses And Allied Professional