Registered Nurse - Hope Center

St. John'S Riverside Hospital; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Pretoria is seeking a Registered Professional Nurse committed to delivering excellent patient care. You will utilize advanced technology and critical thinking to formulate individualized plans of care. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in nursing and possess strong assessment and triage skills with at least one year of relevant experience. Join a team dedicated to exceptional care and community service.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as RN in New York State.
• One year medical/surgical nursing experience within the last four years.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nurse Process.
• Utilizes critical thinking in individualized plans of care.
• Maintains effective communication with staff and patients.

Skills

Excellent nursing skills

Assessment

Triage skills

Education

BSN (Bachelor's degree is required)

MSN (Preferred)

Job description

Overview

St. John's Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality, compassionate health care utilizing the latest, state-of-the-art medical technology.

Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington, St. John's Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.

St. John's has been an integral part of the community since the

's and its' commitment to provide the community with the most advanced medical services available continues to be the hospitals' vision, mission and value.

St. John's Riverside Hospital built itself around an early foundation of nursing and community service.

In , the Cochran School of Nursing, the oldest hospital-based school of nursing in the metropolitan area, was founded, thus making the St. John's Nursing Staff more than just the backbone of the hospital, but the heart and soul.

St. John's dedicated nurses give superior attention to those who need it most with a strong emphasis on patient and family-focused nursing care.

St. John's Riverside Hospital staff is committed to making life better for all patients.

The hospital continues to elevate the services provided with the goal of increasing the quality of life for all who entrust St. John's Riverside Hospital to their care.

St. John's Riverside Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.

We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Responsibilities

Personalized care together with advanced technology is what it means to be Community Strong. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible and accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nurse Process.

She / he implements the Nursing Service standards of care and practice, as appropriate to the patients served and the areas of clinical practice, and in compliance with PHL Article 27F, Part 63.

As a nursing professional, the RN shall maintain practice pursuant to the current laws, rules and regulations of the State Education Department that govern nursing practice in New York State (Article NURSING).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Utilizes the nursing process and exhibits critical thinking in the systematic assessment and formulation of individualized plans of care to meet patient's needs.
2. Documents data collection and assessments, plans of care, interventions and patient responses per policy.
3. Maintains effective communication with staff, physicians, patients and families, also within the unit and with other departments.
4. Demonstrates competence in performing nursing care practices and clinical skills identified as necessary to the area of practice and needs of the patient populations served.
5. Demonstrates knowledge, respect and sensitivity of patient's rights.
6. Serves as a patient advocate per policy.
7. Coordinates and directs patient care activities, delegates tasks appropriately and accepts the accountability of her / his professional role.
8. Performs triage for patients who walk in to the clinic and by phone.
9. Demonstrates valid provisional judgment and logical problem solving in the resolution of patient care or unit problems, appropriately informs Head Nurse and Director.
10. Utilizes opportunities for clinical learning; keeps abreast of professional literature pertaining to HIV / AIDS, Hep C, PrEP, primary care, substance use; and, uses this information in the delivery of care and to meet established requirements for own professional development.
11. Remains current on regulations impacting HIV / AIDS testing and maintains ability to offer rapid HIV testing.
12. Performs unrelated duties in times of emergencies, and assumes other responsibilities when assigned.
13. Responsible to actively participate in the Department's Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance efforts as directed by their supervisor, including but not limited to participation on the Department's Quality Improvement Committee.

Qualifications

• BS, BSN, RN (Bachelor's degree is required)
• Preferred: MSN
• RN (NY State) – currently licensed
• One year medical / surgical nursing experience within the last four years.
• Excellent nursing skills required – including assessment, triage skills