Registered Nurse

Description

RN Responsibilities

• Admitting new residents
• Performing ongoing assessments of residents’ physical and mental health
• Explaining procedures and treatment protocols to residents
• Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs.
• Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition.
• Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.
• Provides routine care for patients.
• Reviews medical charts.
• Assists physicians and registered nurses.
• Communicates with patients and their families.
• Prepares specimens for lab courier.
• Administers medications & monitors catheters
• Provides wound car and prepares/administers injections
• Assists with patient comfort.

Qualifications

RN Qualifications

• Medical knowledge
• Patience
• Compassion
• Kindness
• Critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of infection control practices
• Observational skills
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules
• Communication skills
• Empathy