Hospital Nurse Job Description
Hospital nurse
provides direct patient care based on the knowledge of ANA Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Butler Hospital policies and procedures, and the RI Nurse Practice Act.
Hospital Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Assure safe, efficient and effective patient placement balanced with optimal patient care and services
Develops educational modules for wound care , including teaching tools for patients and families
Assisting patient in and out of bed
Participate in comprehensive assessment and management of patient needs
Provide patient care under an approved Scope of Practice and Standardized Procedures as appropriate
Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components
The Registered Nurse provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation
The Registered Nurse demonstrates skills in communication, collaboration, delegation, negotiation, and management of resources
This position is located at the Northside Hospital and may include other DaVita contracted location in the region as needed
1 year of hemodialysis RN nursing experience (Acute or Chronic)- required
Hospital Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Hospital Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BCLS, BLS, CRRN, ACLS, ONS, NYS, CEN, TNCC, PALS
Education for Hospital Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the hospital nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, Associates, School of Nursing, Education, Graduate, Nursing Program, Nursing Education, College of Nursing, Management
Skills for Hospital Nurse
Desired skills for hospital nurse include:
EPIC EMR
Health plan requirements and benefits as applied to the utilization and case management process
Reimbursement procedures and documentation requirements
Detect and anticipate early and subtle health status changes
Monitor
Analyze information
Current health status
Physiology to perform an independent assessment
CMS
CAP
Desired experience for hospital nurse includes:
Must have 3 years of recent ER experience or 2 years if it’s been in a level 1 or 2 trauma center or in a high volume hospital emergency department with >/= 75,000 visits per year (TX & CO)
Current and accurate resume and application must be completed
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, evaluate and direct activities of clinical personnel
Able to collaborate and learn
Demonstrates responsibility for own actions
Respectfully address interpersonal conflict
Hospital Nurse Examples
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Hospital Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a hospital nurse. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for hospital nurse
- Assesses the patient and family’s emotional condition as to readiness for hospice
- Assesses the patient’s physical condition, medical needs, current medications, and needs for special equipment
- Ensures that non-patient rooms
- Manage all nursing operations, including employee activities and quality of patient care
- Assist in the development and implementation of patient-care programs, policies, and procedures
- Requires substantial specialized knowledge, judgment and skill based upon the principles of biological, physiological, behavioral, and sociological sciences of all patient populations
- Uses advanced critical thinking skills in making decisions regarding all aspects of patient care
- Both individually and with internal team members, collaboratively plan and execute on client training programs using existing tools and training processes
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule with overtime required due to the nature of the acute treatment you are providing
- 1+ year of RN experience, preferred within Medical/surgical (Med/Surg), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care Unit (CCU), and/or Emergency Room (ER) experience
Qualifications for hospital nurse
- NEST Pension Scheme
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule, typical schedule include three 12 hour shifts, three out of six Saturday shifts, and one Sunday on-call shift every 6 weeks
- Hemodialysis nursing experience is not required because we can send you through our robust training program
- We would like to see some hospital experience within Medical/surgical (Med/Surg), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care Unit (CCU), and/or Emergency Room (ER) experience
- Master's degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration, Public Health, Business or related field (a Juris Doctor degree may be considered)
- Experience in managing large complex PACU environments and budgets
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of hospital nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for hospital nurse
- Assesses referred patient’s clinical needs and disease status and confers with patient’s attending physician and hospice physician regarding assessment to establish eligibility
- Facilitates patient discharge from hospital to home by establishing initial needs and coordinating transportation, DME, medication needs, supplies and admission by home hospice nurse
- Oversees GIP patient admission process based on identified symptom management needs for that level of care
- Develops and deploys evidence-based clinical protocols and algorithms to support the best clinical outcomes for wound management, including development and updating product formula
- The schedule is 4 days/week with rotating Saturdays and on-call
- Registered nurse experience a plus
- DIALYSIS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
- Master’s degree and certification from an accredited ARNP program
- Current GA NP license
- 2-3 years experience in a primary care or medical cardiology setting
Qualifications for hospital nurse
- Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to learn
- Clinical Bachelor’s Level Degree required
- Health Informatics degree
- He/she demonstrates effective organizational skills with an ability to prioritize responsibilities efficiently in a rapidly changing work environment
- An MSN degree or in progress to be completed within two years
- Years of staff development experience in health care
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of hospital nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for hospital nurse
- Phone triage, test results, medication refills, prior authorizations, conveying plans of care patient education/teaching
- Solid knowledge of reimbursement procedures and documentation requirements
- Completes patient charge capture and medical record documentation in a timely fashion
- Likely to provide case management for patients and their families
- Ability to complete physical diagnosis, needs assessment, and treatment planning
- Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
- Partners with the Account Representative staff member to meet the needs of the patients and hospital staff to gain new referrals
- Appropriately evaluates hospice eligible patients in a timely manner
- Minimum six months' IRF setting preferred
- Assists in coordination of daily case scheduling in the O.R
Qualifications for hospital nurse
- 2 or more years ICU experience required
- ACLS and PALS can be obtained up to 6 months after hire, but are preferred at time of hire
- 1+ years RN expereince
- 1+ years experiance
- This program covers Maryview Medical, DePaul, Lake Taylor Transitional, and Chesapeake Regional
- MUST be able to be credentialed at all hospitals supported within the program
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a hospital nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for hospital nurse
- Provides and coordinates patient care in conjunction with the Nurse Manager
- Effectively interacts with physician and provider staff to assure safe and adequate patient care delivery
- Maintains liaison and communications with other departments in matters relating to patient care
- Assists with patient care when departments are busy
- Prepare, coordinate and perform monthly O.R
- Helps in revising and preparing policies that relate to O.R
- Coordinate inter- and intradepartmental administrative and clinical activities
- Take full responsibility in the absence of the chief nursing officer
- Promote and maintain an inclusive work environment and culture that is respectful and accepting of diversity
- Manages the care of patients in a variety of settings both internal and external to the organization
Qualifications for hospital nurse
- Team rotates within the hospitals, and also rotates on-call responsibilities
- ICU's
- 1 or more years as a RN
- Experience working in an ICU
- 1+ years RN experience in an ICU required
- Must have active RN license in the state of Tennessee with no restrictions
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a hospital nurse. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for hospital nurse
- Provides safe quality direct patient care within the scope of practice of the LPN
- Independently provide safe, effective and compassionate nursing care for the Orthopaedic & Spine patient population
- Communicate and collaborate with nurses, physicians and other members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient outcomes with continuity of care
- Advocates for and employs evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery
- Effectively utilizes a variety of technologies to meet the needs of our patients, providers, facilities and other entities
- The purpose of this job is to coordinate the allocation of inpatient bed assignments within the constraints of bed capacity and staffing
- Contributes to the development and evaluation of staff competency
- Assists with monitoring of regulatory requirements as defined by hospital
- Daily operations of pre-admission testing, pre-op, OR, PACU and Sterile Processing areas
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for patients
Qualifications for hospital nurse
- 2+ years’ preferred experience in Utilization Management, Case Management or Managed Care
- Minimum of 1 year experience required in nurse management or equivalent renal experience (PCT, dietitian, social worker, etc) at discretion of DVP and/or ROD
- 1 year of recent Registered Nurse experience
- Valid RN license in Georgia or your state of practice
- ICU, Stepdown or Telemetry experience required
- Advanced MS/Tele experience preferred