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# Registered Nurse Position at North Oaks Medical Center
## Job Summary
Status: Full Time
Shift: 7a-7p
Hours per week: 3-12 hours every other weekend
Exempt: No
## Summary of the Registered Nurse Role
The Registered Nurse at North Oaks Medical Center is primarily responsible for providing quality nursing care to patients. They shall possess the qualities most exemplary of the nursing profession, including compassion, empathy, accountability, honesty, and the knowledge and skills learned within their nursing education. The Registered Nurse shall adhere to the Standards of Practice of NOMC and uphold the philosophy and objectives of Nursing Service.
## Responsibilities
### Patient Care
- Utilize nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care on an individual basis
- Assist with QA audits
- Administer medications as ordered by the physician
- Document patient response to medication and procedure using vital sign records, nurses notes, and other forms as appropriate
- Monitor patients receiving I.V. conscious sedation as per policy
### Medication Administration
- Adhere to hospital policy in regard to blood and blood components
- Adhere to hospital policy for administering hyperalimentation and chemotherapy
### Adherence to Policies and Procedures
- Responsible for adherence to hospital policies and procedures for self and personal under supervision
- Adhere to acceptable dress code
- Report incidents and injuries
- Report medication errors
- Demonstrate professional manner
- Comply with attendance policy
- Knowledgeable of all hospital safety codes and perform duties during drills and actual emergencies
- Report unsafe conditions and incidents
- Provide clean environment
- Account for narcotics
### Operational Functions
- Assist department manager in maintenance of policies and procedures
- Schedule assignments of personnel as applicable
- Assist department director in data collection
- Monitor equipment function
### Communication
- Promote satisfactory relationships
- Share knowledge with others
### Professional Development
- Attend committee meetings as designated
- Attend in-service programs
- Maintain certification in Basic Life Support and/or Advanced Cardiac Life Support as required
- Maintain knowledge of computerized systems within the healthcare system as needed for job performance
### Other Duties
- Perform other duties as requested
## Education and Licensure
- Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current LA RN license
- Membership in a professional organization is encouraged
## Physical Demands
- Required to stand for long periods of time
- Lifting and transporting of patients is required
- Motor coordination and manual dexterity are necessary
- Strength: Medium
- Push: Occasionally
- Pull: Occasionally
- Carry: Occasionally
- Lift: Occasionally
- Sit: Occasionally
- Stand: Frequently
- Walk: Frequently
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