Registered Nurse Med-Surg Full Time

Brown Medicine; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking an RN for night shift at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. You will provide direct patient care, supervise support staff, and participate in discharge planning while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Candidates must be a Rhode Island-licensed RN, with BSN preferred. Emphasis on teaching patients and families, collaboration with the care team, and ongoing professional growth.

Qualifications

• Current Rhode Island RN license.
• BSN preferred.
• Ability to care for patients across life span with cultural considerations.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care on unit.
• Leads by delegating and supervising care by staff.
• Evaluates care effectiveness and suggests improvements.
• Participates in discharge planning with team and family.
• Delivers patient and family teaching based on needs.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement.
• Uses resources for quality, cost-efficient care.
• Maintains credentialing standards and safety training.
• Engages in professional development and organizations.
• Acts as role model and preceptor to novices.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibilities when delegated.

Skills

Direct patient care

Nursing leadership

Patient education

Collaborative care

Education

BSN preferred

Rhode Island RN licensure

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.

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.
• Assess 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.

Pay Range

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$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

7:00pm -7:30am 12-hour shifts including every other weekend, every other holiday

Work Shift

Night

Driving Required

No

Union

United Nurses And Allied Professional