Graduate Nurse

Job Description

Graduate Nurse – Rivers Health

Rivers Health is actively seeking dedicated and compassionate Graduate Nurses to join our dynamic healthcare team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for newly qualified nurses to apply their skills, grow professionally, and contribute to providing exceptional patient care.

Job Summary

The Graduate Nurse, under the general supervision of a Registered Nurse, will be responsible for rendering comprehensive nursing care to patients. This includes the safe and timely administration of medications and treatments, ensuring patient well-being and adherence to established care plans.

Job Relationships

• Responsible To: Unit Coordinator, Clinical Manager, Registered Nurse
• Nature of Supervision Received: Direct supervision
• Positions Directly Supervised: Nursing Assistants

Essential Job Functions

The following outlines the major essential functions of this role. The incumbent may perform additional duties not listed, and specific responsibilities may evolve over time.

• Direct Patient Care: Provide hands-on, compassionate direct patient care tailored to individual needs.
• Medication Administration: Accurately and safely administer medications, including oral (PO), intramuscular (IM), and intravenous piggyback (IV PB) routes, ensuring timely delivery and meticulous documentation.
• Medication Security: Take full responsibility for the safe-guarding of all medications and narcotics in accordance with hospital policies.
• Intravenous (IV) Management: Initiate and assist with the ongoing maintenance of intravenous lines.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and thorough documentation of all patient care activities, observations, and interventions.
• Patient Education: Collaborate with other disciplines to assist in providing comprehensive patient education.
• Unit Environment: Contribute to maintaining a clean, organized, and safe unit environment.
• Patient Assessments: Assist with conducting thorough admission and discharge assessments for patients.
• Patient Rights and Privacy: Uphold and respect patient privacy, rights, and individual values, ensuring care is provided accordingly.
• Care Plan Execution: Assume responsibility for delivering care to an assigned group of patients, strictly adhering to the care plan established by the Registered Nurse.
• Reporting and Collaboration: Report all observations and pertinent patient information to the Registered Nurse, fostering close and harmonious collaboration.
• New Employee Orientation: Assist in the orientation process for new employees joining the unit.
• Policy Adherence: Administer nursing care in a safe and timely manner, strictly adhering to all hospital policies, procedures, and the organizational philosophy.
• Competency Completion: Successfully complete all required annual competencies.
• Assigned Duties: Perform other duties as may be assigned by supervisors.
• Compliance: Ensure full compliance with Corporate Policies, Departmental Policies and Procedures, and the Personnel Employee Handbook.
• Cross-Training: Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to cross-train to other units as needed.
• Customer Service: Exhibit excellence in customer service skills, promoting a positive patient and visitor experience.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Foster an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration, actively attending unit meetings.
• Quality Improvement: Participate in quality improvement activities, including serving on quality improvement teams, to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.