RN, PRN Job Description
RN, PRN
provides nursing care to pediatric patients in the home setting, which encompasses a wide range of medical/surgical procedures and involves monitoring patient status and compliance and performance of procedures.
RN, PRN Duties & Responsibilities
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Responsible to communicating with all disciplines involved in the patient’s care (i.e., Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy)
Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in patient’s condition
Under the general direction of the Director/Manager, 6th Medical/Surgical Unit, the Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of safe and effective care to patients admitted for specialized care
Keeps self-informed of various changes and concerns through the use of Meditech, communication books
Performs clinical assessment via information in pharmacy reports and case files
Evaluates patient drug usage and physician prescribing patterns
Evaluates overuse, underuse and misuse of prescribed medications and may recommend testing to determine if drug diversion is present
Evaluates need for and recommends alternative treatment
Sends letters as needed to prescribing physician(s) and refers to physician advisor as necessary
Negotiates appropriate level and intensity of care through use of medical and disability duration guidelines, adhering to quality assurance standards
RN, PRN Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for RN, PRN
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, CRRN, ACLS, STABLE, PALS, NRP, BCLS, HWC
Education for RN, PRN
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the RN, PRN job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Graduate, Nursing Program, Patient Care, Teaching, Education, School of Nursing, Associates, Supervision, Health Care
Skills for RN, PRN
Desired skills for RN, PRN include:
Performance Improvement ideology
Psychosocial
Cultural
Developmental needs for a select category of patients
Physical
Spiritual
Surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
Medication - administration procedures
Human growth and development
Nursing standards of care for specialty care area
Desired experience for RN, PRN includes:
Must possess at least an academic diploma in nursing and be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
Experience in psychiatric nursing is preferred
6 months of experience in Well-Baby Nursery and/or Level 2 NICU
Previous experience in acute care nursing preferred
Critical Care Experience or ER Experience preferred
1-3 years recent acute care experience
RN, PRN Examples
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RN, PRN Job Description
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN, PRN. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for RN, PRN
- Acts as a resource in consulting with the client, nursing staff and claims examiners regarding pharmacy issues
- Performs drug utilization reviews through the pharmacy benefit manager or vendor
- Communicates effectively with claims examiner, client, vendor, supervisor and other parties as needed
- Maintains client's privacy and confidentiality
- Responsible for delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planing
- Interviews, evaluates, and schedules prospective subjects who may become participants in research protocols according to criteria
- Responsible for data acquisition analysis and management of specific protocols as determined by the principal investigator
- Reviews and carries out physician orders before, during, and after procedure
- Providing appropriate nursing care
- Assisting the Head Nurse with developing clinic goals and objectives
Qualifications for RN, PRN
- Employee must have the ability to understand, communicate and react effectively
- Minimum of 6 months RN experience on the inpatient Medical/Surgical or Oncology Unit
- Graduate from an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the
- BLS from the American Heart Association, ACLS and PALS
- Knowledge of pharmaceuticals used to treat pain
- Knowledge of behavioral health
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a RN, PRN. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN, PRN
- Supervising and instructing subordinate nursing staff
- Performing testing ordered by physicians
- Performs venipuncture, accesses implanted ports and maintains central venous access devices alternate delivery systems
- Reports variances
- Communicates with patients regarding physician/provider instructions, diagnostic procedures and results, medication changes and disease processes
- Identifies and assesses patient problems and returns calls within 48 hours for triage messages
- Writes orders for diagnostics and procedures
- Reviews and understands laboratory testing basic ECG knowledge and addresses abnormal values before the patient has a diagnostic test or procedure requiring pre-screening laboratory testing
- Manages patients utilizing the anti-coagulation protocol guidelines and documents utilization appropriately in EPIC
- Maintains applicable certification/licensure
Qualifications for RN, PRN
- Knowledge of pain management process
- Knowledge of drug rehabilitation process
- Analytic and interpretive skills
- Years experience in desired specialty
- Must have a minimum of one year experience as an RN in Med-Surg in a hospital environment
- RN, current in the State of Arizona
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RN, PRN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a RN, PRN. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN, PRN
- Provides, directs, and guides patient teaching
- Care planning for specific patient population served
- Ensures that high standards of professional nursing are maintained
- Supervises the MHT’s assigned to the unit
- Further contributes to nursing and the hospital through support of philosophy and objectives, educational efforts and Quality Management efforts
- Manage medication of patients by ensuring physician orders are implemented, evaluated and documented and by assuring proper administration of medication to each patient
- Observe and report the patient’s signs, symptoms, and behaviors and any subsequent treatment and/or interventions and records same in the medical record according to facility policy
- Provide individual instruction to patients and their families concerning medications, health, and medical needs
- Dispensing medications, observing residents condition and communicating with the Physician and families
- Planning, organizing, directing and facilitating clinical operations to ensure regulatory compliance
Qualifications for RN, PRN
- Licensed to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Minimum of 18 months of work experience as a professional nurse
- PACU / SICU /Trauma /Critical care experience preferred
- Must be a Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse
- Will assist with coverage for the Inpatient Wound Consult Team
- Minimum of 6 months critical care required
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Our growing company is hiring for a RN, PRN. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for RN, PRN
- Advocating for quality clinical care
- A typical day can include helping residents to meals and faith services, checking blood pressure and other vitals, or assisting with activities of daily living such as dressing and showering
- Maintaining security while dispensing medications and is continually cognizant of the potential hazard of drug hoarding and trafficking among inmates
- Developing and coordinating a comprehensive Holistic plan of care to meet the resident’s clinical and care needs in collaboration with the interdisciplinary and neighborhood team
- Supporting resident’s preferences, routines and choices in resident’s electronic medical record
- Ensuring that documentation is current, accurate, and timely
- Participating in care conferences for designated residents as requested by Clinical Manager
- Must have an active RN license in the state he/she will practice
- Must have a minimum of 6 months experience as an RN
- A passion for caring for seniors
Qualifications for RN, PRN
- Minimum of 1 years experience in PACU, ICU, or other critical areas of nursing
- Minimum of 1 year nursing experience required, experience in post-operative care or orthopedics preferred
- 3 plus year of experience as a practicing Registered Nurse
- Psych experience preferred
- Licensed RN in the state of Arizona or able to obtain
- Must have more than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience, 24 months preferred
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a RN, PRN. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for RN, PRN
- Observes nurses and visits clients to ensure that proper nursing care is provided
- Graduate of Baccalaureate, AD, or Diploma nursing program (BSN Preferred)
- Minimum of 2 years RN experience in acute care setting
- Must exhibit technical expertise in the Post-Operative Care Unit with past experience in the PACU setting or in the critical care arena
- Advanced education and certifications preferred
- One year of Cardiac Step Down Unit experience preferred
Qualifications for RN, PRN
- Ability to care for medical surgical patients, telemetry, and PCU patients
- 2 years Nursing experience in a medical clinic and/or acute care hospital required
- Knowledge of general specialty & PCP procedures and follow up preferred
- Must possess basic computer skills (e-mail, internet, Microsoft-Excel, Word)
- Experience in a Cardiology practice or Electrophysiology (EP) setting is highly preferred
- Device experience is also highly preferred