Registered Nurse Acuity Adaptable Unit

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
• •Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
• •Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• •Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• •Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified
• •Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• •Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• •Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• •Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• •Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• •Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• •Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate
• •Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others
• •Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery
• •Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• •Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
• •Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• •Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
• •Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
• •Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• •May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• •Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles

Desired Qualifications

• •RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date
• •Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified
• •* Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire