Nuvance Health Careers

Description

Summary:

To provide direct and indirect nursing care to a patient or a group of patients.

Responsibilities:

1. Care Delivery/Therapeutic Interventions Criteria A: Adheres to established Nursing Standards of practice to include: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. Care Delivery/Therapeutic Interventions Criteria B: Practices according to Unit-based Protocols. Care Delivery/Therapeutic Interventions Criteria C: Administers medication/IV solution according to Norwalk Hospital policy/procedure and consults appropriate resources for information as needed.
2. Patient/Family Education Criteria A: Assesses learning needs of patient and family or significant others. Patient/Family Education Criteria B: Plans and provides appropriate instruction. Patient/Family Education Criteria C: Assesses and documents effectiveness of teaching.
3. Professional and Personal Responsibilities Criteria A: Participates in unit-based activities and patriciates in Nursing/Hospital Committees. Professional and Personal Responsibilities Criteria B: Attends staff development - Continuing Education Programs and attends JCAHO and OSHA programs annually. Professional and Personal Responsibilities Criteria C: Maintains and updates Educational Record
4. Leadership Criteria A: Maintains a positive working environment through personal example and fostering teamwork. Leadership Criteria B: Facilitates patient care and delegates responsibilities to other team members to provide a therapeutic environment. Leadership Criteria C: Assumes role of charge RN and demonstrates independent problem solving and decision making skills. Leadership Criteria D: Demonstrates good organizational and prioritization skills, able to assist in orientation and teaching of nursing personnel.
5. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
6. Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Foundational Values (Personal, Imaginative, Agile, Connected).
7. Performs other duties as required. 

Other Information:

Required: License to practice in the State of Connecticut.
Minimum Experience: zero to six months

Desired: BLS ACLS

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Norwalk Hospital Association

Org Unit: 415

Department: Gastroenterology

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $16.50 - $24.18 Hourly