RN STAFF NURSE

Job Description

Position: RN

Department: Comfort Care Nursing Center

Shift: Days

Reports to: Director

Created: 4/10/25

Job Summary

Provides quality care that is dependent on physician order or through independent nursing interventions based on professional judgment in response to individualized patient needs. Promotes restorative health and/or supportive care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Professional Responsibilities:

Adheres to scope of RN practice as outlined by the MS Board of Nursing, regulatory standards and hospital policy

Maintains profession and technical knowledge and pursues professional growth opportunities

Supervises and supports the LPN, Nursing Assistant, Nurse Tech, Behavior Health Techs and student

Serves as positive role model and in the preceptor role for new staff and students

Keeping access to protected health information secure and confidential

Collaborates with physician and multidisciplinary team to address patient needs

Appropriately seeks help or guidance from supervisor or other resource people

Adapts to change and prioritizes work

Demonstrates reliable attendance, reports on time and is ready to work at beginning of shift

Completes assigned duties, willingly accepts assignments and assist others to complete work on time

Willing to support unit’s staffing needs by occasionally adjusting work schedule, staying late or working extra

Establishes a safe, compassionate, caring environment for patients and their family

Establishes a safe, supportive work environment that promotes teamwork

Core Duties:

Coordinates patient care by scheduling, consulting and organizing patient activities

Performs admission and ongoing patient assessment and responds appropriately to findings

Establishes a Plan of Care for each patient to address acute physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Promotes patient engagement by considering specific needs, values and preferences

Establishes care goals, teaches patient/family about health conditions, medications, and self-care skills

Develops discharge plan individualized for patient/ family needs that prevents hospital re-admissions

Accurately and completely documents assessments and nursing care in the patient’s medical record

Promotes continuity of care by reporting activities, incidences, and changing patient needs to next caregiver

Demonstrates infection prevention behaviors, consistent hand washing and use of appropriate PPEs

Adheres to safe medication administration while preparing, administering, documenting and monitoring meds

Recognizes safety risk and implements prevention plan for falls, skin breakdown and injury

Contributes to the department’s performance improvement activities

Demonstrates competency in performance of clinical skillsQualificationsEducation and Experience

Current RN license by the Mississippi Board of Nursing

Must be able to read, write, understand verbal and written communicationPreferred Qualifications

CPR or ACLS Certification

Minimum RequirementsEssential Skill Competencies:

Body system assessment

Phlebotomy: Establish IV access

Safe blood administration

Medication monitoring

Preventive skin care

Chest tube care

Aseptic wound care/ dressing change

Foley catheter insertion/care

Advanced skills specific to individual units will be monitored for competency during orientationWorking Conditions

Frequently Continuously Sit, Walk, Seeing (Visual), Stand, Reach, Listening, Lift, Carry, Simple Grasping, Squat, Distinguishing colors, Bend Body, Fluids, Kneel, Firm Grasping, Climbing Stairs, Forearm Rotation, Hazardous Materials, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10-50lbs, Carrying Up to 10lbs, Lifting > 50lbs with assistance, Push on wheels Up to 200lbs, Carrying 10 to 20lbs, Use of Wheelchair, Push on wheels 200-400lbs, Use of Stretcher, Pulling Up to 350lbs with assistance Use of Carts, Use of Computer Exposure

Classifications: High exposure risk

Full-time