Registered Nurse (RN), Nights, Med Surg Diabetes/Renal

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 52,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance

Professional recognition

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC seeks a Clinical Registered Nurse in Diabetes and Renal who will embrace our tradition of excellence. The role involves collaborating with patients, families, and care teams to achieve health goals and improve outcomes.

The position offers competitive compensation with a pay grade of $37.89 to $63.36 per hour, a 6-month orientation, potential to serve as charge nurse, and a comprehensive benefits package including health and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing is required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
• Current DC RN license is required.
• American Heart Association BLS is required.
• 12 months RN nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patient, family and health care team to set health goals and revise care plans.
• Monitors unit statistics and participates in quality indicators and improvement activities.
• Delivers nursing care per unit and institutional standards and legal requirements.
• May serve as charge nurse after orientation and with manager approval.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and uses evidence to improve outcomes.
• Identify patient care needs by building rapport with patients and others involved in care.
• Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and families.
• Promote independence by teaching patients and families about condition, medications, and self-care.

Skills

Licensed RN DC

BSN preferred

DC RN license

BLS required

RN experience 12 months

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Job description

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes. Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Clinical RegisteredNurse in Diabetes and Renal who will embrace our richand historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

The Registered Nurse:

Pay Grade: $37.89 – $63.36/hr (actual offer rates are based upon the applicant’s relevant experience pertaining to the position)

• Collaborates with patient/family and health care team to determine health goals and interventions and to revise plans of care as needed
• Maintains awareness of the unit’s periodic statistics regarding core measures, nursing quality indicators, customer satisfaction measures, and actively participates in activities/behaviors that progressively improve the statistics
• Provides nursing care consistent with the nursing practice standards, policies and procedures established by the unit, department, division, and institution, professional ethics and standards, and legal requirements
• Serves in the rotational role of charge nurse upon completion of the 6 month orientation period, and with approval by the nurse manager
• Participates in unit performance improvement programs through ongoing design, assessment and measurement, and performance improvement activities
• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by Nurse Practice Act of the District of Columbia, and other governing agency regulations
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
• Demonstrates competency in clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, physiological knowledge, administering medication, medical teamwork, multi-tasking, listening, verbal communication, health promotion and maintenance

Qualified candidates will possess:

• Associates Degree in Nursing Required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the District of Columbia
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support required
• 12 months RN nursing required.

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work life balance
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)

COVID-19 Vaccination:

Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. ExternalApplicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.