Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Role: The Inpatient Services RN CAP 1 is an entry-level registered nurse responsible for providing and coordinating clinically competent care for assigned patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.

Key Duties

• Perform patient data collection and analysis before, during, and after treatment, adjusting care plans as needed.
• Assess and educate patients and families on treatment and care needs.
• Recognize patient status changes, report to the healthcare team, and collaborate for appropriate interventions.
• Administer treatments, medications, and transfusions, monitoring responses and reporting adverse reactions.
• Provide safe patient care, assist with emergency responses, and coordinate communication among care providers.
• Train and orient new staff, serve as a resource, and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Perform physical tasks involving lifting, moving patients, and handling equipment, with exposure to healthcare environment risks.
  
  

Qualifications And Skills

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing School with current state licensure.
• CPR/BLS certification.
• Minimum 9 months of nursing experience, with 6 months in acute dialysis preferred.
• Entry-level for nurses with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience; dialysis or ICU experience is a plus.
  
  

Additional Requirements: Ability to perform essential physical duties, participate in on-call rotations, and travel between facilities. Supervision of other staff may be assigned after completing training and gaining experience.