Job Summary:
Responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients with various injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. Duties may include communicating with doctors and other Registered Nurses about patient needs, administering IVs and medications to aid their patients’ health and using medical equipment to monitor patients’ vital signs. Must be professional, have a friendly attitude and effective communication skills.
Registered Nurse Responsibilities:
• Maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports.
• Administering medications to patients and monitoring them for side effects and reactions.
• Prescribing assistive medical devices and related treatments.
• Recording patient vital signs and medical information.
• Ordering medical diagnostic and clinical tests.
• Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms or changes in patient conditions.
• Administering non-intravenous medications.
• Assessing, implementing, planning, or evaluating patient nursing care plans by working with healthcare team members.
• Modifying patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses.
Skills and Qualifications:
• RNs need to be organized as they often care for a number of patients at the same time
• A kind and compassionate RN will be considerate, sympathetic, non-judgmental and can comfort the patient.
• A vital skill for an RNs is to be able to interact well with patients, coworkers, and doctors. Communication skills are essential for good interaction.
• Patience will help an RN to cope with anxiety, misunderstandings and help to make good decisions.
• Dedication will help an RN to keep improving their skills and be committed to the patients.
• An RN spends long hours on their feet, requiring stamina. The job also requires physical strength when lifting and helping patients.
• An RN must be able to analyze, review and judge different situations they face and take the right actions according to the situation.
Registered Nurse Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in nursing.
• Pass the National Council Licensure Examination or NCLEX-RN.
• Current state licensure as a registered nurse and BLS certification required.
• American Heart Association BLS/CPR
• ACLS certification
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and hospital staff.
• Basic computer skills.
• Professional, friendly attitude.
• Experience in home health care.
• Experience in emergency room or intensive care.