Shift Registered Nurse Job Description
Shift registered nurse
provides care appropriate to adult and geriatric populations, making appropriate nursing assessments and interventions for existing or potential client care needs including physical treatments, wound prevention, falls prevention, and implementation of infection prevention practices.
Shift Registered Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide compassionate nursing care to meet patients' complex medical and phychosocial needs
Occupational injuries and illnesses within standing orders
Educates the patient/family regarding health status and established plan of care
Evaluates the patient’s progress towards expected outcomes
Recommends new strategies to enhance team collaboration
Champions the efforts of the unit practice councils (UPC)
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Collects, assesses and documents patient healthcare data
Implements interventions in the coordination of patient care in a safe, timely and appropriate manner and applies escalation process
Demonstrates a solid foundation and understanding of organizational goals as outlined within the quality and safety performance improvement plan (QSPIP) and nurse sensitive quality indicators (Include unit based quality measures HAPU, CAUTI, CLABSI, Falls)
Shift Registered Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Shift Registered Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, CRRN, ACLS, BLS, COHN, TNCC, MICN, ENPC, PALS
Education for Shift Registered Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the shift registered nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as University and Collage Degree in Nursing, Graduate, Science, Education, School of Nursing, Associates, Nursing Program, Teaching, Patient Care, Letters
Skills for Shift Registered Nurse
Desired skills for shift registered nurse include:
Falls prevention
Wound prevention
Principles and practices of professional registered nursing to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric populations
Laws that identify & describe types of clients admitted to SWVMHI
Of the accreditation/regulating organizations that establish standards
Implementation of infection prevention and control practices
Implementation of infection prevention practices
Making appropriate nursing assessments and interventions for existing
State
Applicable Federal
Desired experience for shift registered nurse includes:
Must have at least 2 years of nursing experience in Critical Care
Recent cardiac experience required
Procedure experience required
ADN nurses required to begin bridge to BSN within 2 years of employment
One year of experience in inpatient hospital setting preferred
At least 1 year experience of critical care as a Registered Nurse.(Exception, when staffing is experienced enough to support a trainee, applicants without the requisite experience may be considered)
Shift Registered Nurse Examples
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Shift Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a shift registered nurse. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for shift registered nurse
- Assessing and reassessing of patients
- Creating a plan of care that is individualize to patient needs and is reflective of patient goals
- Volnteers to lead unit practice councils (UPC) activities
- Analyzes delegation practices to ensure activities are followed through
- Leads unit projects to improve unit throughput efficiencies and metrics
- Leads interventions in the coordination of patient care in a safe, timely and appropriate manner
- ACLS is preferred
- Minimum six months' Medical/Surgical experience in an acute care setting preferred
- Conducts ongoing and individualized nursing care duties as assigned and as dictated by the patient’s condition in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols
- Reports change in patient physical, mental status or episodes of seclusion or restraint to nurse manager or supervisor during each shift
Qualifications for shift registered nurse
- Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Must be available for night shift, 7pm-7am
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certificate within six (6) months of hire
- Actively participates in household duties, , light housekeeping, resident daily care, programming, resident personal laundry
- Must possess and maintain a current Advanced Critical Life Support (ACLS) certificate at the time of employment and or transfer
- Must possess and maintain a current Pediatrics Advance Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatrics Certified (ENPC) certificate at the time of employment
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of shift registered 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 shift registered nurse
- Provides patient care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that considers cultural diversity and age appropriateness so that autonomy, rights, and dignity are preserved
- Administer patient medications as prescribed by physician
- Provide education to patients on their prescribed medications, documenting this in the patient record
- Complete nursing admission assessments and daily nursing assessments
- Direct and assist mental health clinicians in the care and direction of patient
- Assign or arrange for the services of other disciplines for a client, such as PT, OT, a Speech Pathologist, and MSW
- Observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, counsel, care and health teaching of all ill, injured or infirm and the maintenance of health and prevention of illness of clients
- Provide health teaching of client and family, and assisting client in learning appropriate self-care techniques
- Perform skilled observations and reporting of client changes to physician
- Document all services provided, including teaching, observation, medications administered, verbal physician orders, communication with other caregivers
Qualifications for shift registered nurse
- Current MICN or TNCC certification
- Previous acute or emergency experience a plus
- Certification for Emergency Nurse (CEN) Certificate
- Must possess and maintain a current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate or obtain one within 6 months of employment and or transfer into department
- Inpatient rehabilitation experience a plus
- Two years of experience in inpatient hospital setting preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a shift registered nurse. 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 shift registered nurse
- Communicate with the physician and other personnel about changes in client’s condition and needs
- Have thorough knowledge of appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures
- Conduct nursing assessment visit as needed
- Cut toenails
- Dispensing and administering medications
- Remain available per agreement with Branch Manager/RN Supervisor, for on-call responsibilities, when indicated
- Assure that care is coordinated between services and that all of the client’s needs identified during the assessment and supervisor visits are addressed
- Assist RN Supervisor in developing Plan of Treatment for physician signature
- Assist RN Supervisor in developing and implementing the client’s Care Plan
- Assure that progress reports are made to the physician when the client’s condition changes or when there are deviations from the Plan of Care
Qualifications for shift registered nurse
- Graduate of an accredited LVN or Registered Nursing (RN) program
- Experience working with medically complex individuals, acute care or LTAC
- Current LVN or RN license (Active and in good standing)
- Carries out patient care responsibilities with emphasis on decision-making related to the steps inthe nursing process to include assessment, diagnosis, identification of expected outcomes, planning, implementation and evaluation
- As a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, formulates the initial plan of care with the provider (physicianor nurse practitioner) and collaborates with them to implement a comprehensive patient-centered plan of care to achieve expected outcomes
- A current Utah RN license is required
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Shift Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a shift registered nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for shift registered nurse
- Train other healthcare personnel as needed
- Visit the infirmary daily, documents encounter in patients Medical Record as assigned
- Utilizes a systematic approach to meet the health needs of each individual patient
- Performs health assessments and interprets collected data to determine appropriate course of action(s) to address the needs of the patient
- Formulates a plan of care/action based on clinical findings
- Implements nursing care within the RN’s scope of practice
- Develops and implements teaching plans based on the individual needs of the patient
- Provides for the care of multiple patients either through direct care or assignment and/or delegation of care to other members of the health care team
- Evaluates patient’s response to therapeutic interventions and communicates with other members of the health care team to address potential changes to the overall care plan for the patient
- Focuses on the critical thinking processes as the basis for all decision making
Qualifications for shift registered nurse
- Minimum of one year successful employment in an acute medical/surgical setting, orthopedic and/or pediatric setting preferred
- Current BLS and PALS certification or acquired within 30 days of hire
- Membership in pertinent professional organizations preferred
- An Associate's Degree and RN (FL) certified are required
- Current BLS, and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association
- Minimum (2) years of RN experience
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a shift registered nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for shift registered nurse
- Administers professional nursing care to sick and/or injured employees
- Performs and evaluates various clinical and diagnostic tests
- Assists plant physician in minor surgical procedures
- Interviews and documents medical history of employees
- Works effectively with the Health Services team and other departments
- Maintains appropriate medical records to ensure quality and accuracy
- Performs and documents physical exams
- Adheres to common practices and procedures throughout the department
- Assists with the promotion of plant wellness programs
- Provides direct nursing care to patients with severe and persistent symptoms of acute mental illness to ensure patients’ health and safety needs are met utilizing the nursing process and following current standards of care
Qualifications for shift registered nurse
- Minimum of 3 years acute care clinical nursing experience as an RN
- Compassion and patient advocacy a must!
- One year of related experience (preferred but not required- we love new grads!)
- Being able and open to work different shifts
- Associates RN Degree accepted
- Minimum of one year of Critical Care, Emergency Department, or PACU nursing experience preferred