Registered Nurse

This position maintains adequate respiratory and cardiac status of patients awakening from anesthesia. Continually assesses the patient, carries out doctor's orders while maintaining patient safety and comfort.

Responsibilities

Regularly assesses patient's/client's needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care, and accepted standards of nursing practice.

Provides direct resident care, including medication administration, treatments, call lights, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, etc.

Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and makes suggestions or participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information to improve patient care.

Processes physician/provider orders and performs physician ordered care accurately, completely and in a timely manner.

Follows up regarding medicat...