Graduate Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) |

The Tone:
This is an early career position at [Company], located within an acute care setting. As a Graduate Registered Nurse (RN), you will transition into professional nursing practice, providing essential patient care across various units, potentially including specialized areas like Obstetrics. This role is crucial for delivering direct patient care, administering treatments, and educating patients to support their recovery, safety, and overall well-being.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, acute care setting
• Team: Collaborates with experienced RNs and the broader healthcare team, reports to a licensed RN.
• Mission: Delivers patient care, administers treatments, and supports patient education to promote recovery, safety, and overall well-being.
• Tech Stack: electronic medical record (EMR), electronic fetal monitoring systems (for relevant units)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Collaborate: Assist in developing and implementing individualized patient care plans effectively with experienced RNs and the broader healthcare team.
• Administer: Administer medications and treatments precisely as ordered, ensuring accuracy, patient safety, and full compliance with established protocols.
• Assess: Perform comprehensive patient assessments, documenting vital signs, patient responses, and any changes in condition promptly and accurately.
• Educate: Provide essential patient and family education, addressing basic care instructions, procedures, and treatment plans to enhance understanding.
• Support: Support patient mobility, assist with personal hygiene, and aid in daily living activities, while consistently maintaining a clean, organized, and safe patient environment.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early Career in nursing with documented student clinical rotations in an acute care setting.
• Experience: 0-2 years of experience in a clinical nursing role or documented student clinical rotations in an acute care setting is required.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of the nursing process and core clinical nursing practices; ability to perform thorough and accurate patient assessments; proficient in administering medications safely; effective communication and interpersonal skills; strong organizational skills and attention to detail in documentation.
• Licenses and Certifications: RN – Registered Nurse – State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required; BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support required.
• Bonus: ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred; PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred; NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation preferred.