Provides nursing care and services to patients/families. Provides direction to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.
Essential Functions:
Practices professional nursing and delegates nursing tasks to nursing assistive personnel and provides direction to the LPN as appropriate
Utilizes nursing process to deliver care
Performs any nursing task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill
Administers medications
Teaches LPNs and nursing assistive personnel special tasks of nursing care
Verifies staff competency to perform special tasks of nursing care as appropriate.
Is responsible and accountable for quality of nursing rendered and adequacy of nursing care provided when special tasks are delegated to nursing assistive personnel
Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver
Serves as resource nurse and acts as preceptor
Takes charge duties as assigned
Performs administrative and other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
Only departments in Operating Room, Emergency Department, Telemetry, Intensive Care Units, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Neonatal intensive Care Unit, and Hospital Post Anesthesia Care Unit - 1 year experience in area of specialty or completion of formal course in area of specialty within established timeframe
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Valid Hawaii RN license (must meet education requirement(s) for Hawaii State licensure)
Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification
Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, detail oriented, customer service, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, prioritization, problem solving, quality management, results orientation, system thinking, teamwork, time management, written communication competencies
Preferred Qualifications:
1 year of experience or completion of formal course in area of specialty
Certification in area of specialty
Coursework in basic EKG
Working with electronic medical record experience
