What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN PRN No Diff position at HH Health System?
Overview
The following statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements, which may be inherent in the position.
An RN provides and coordinates total nursing care for patients maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting and pursuant to the objectives and policies of the Nursing Care Division and Medical Center policies and procedures.
Some of the skills performed
- Shift Report, hand off of patient information
- Administration of blood products
- IV Therapy
- Medication administration
- Venopuncture for blood collection
- Physical Assessment and collecting of information
- Rounding with physicians
- Fingerstick blood sugars
- Directing staff in patient care
- Develop and update patient problem list
- Initiates and coordinates resources in planning patient care
- Insertion of foley catheters and Nasogastric tube
- Transcribing physician orders
- Dressing wounds and skin care
- Care of patients with central lines including central line dressing change
Assisting physicians with procedure (ie. Central line and chest tube insertion)
