Provide direct patient care using the nursing process while maintaining professional accountability for assigned patients. Evaluate the effectiveness of care delivered by other direct care providers and coordinate patient care with other departments to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.
Ensure patient rights are upheld and maintain confidentiality of all patient information. Perform duties in alignment with organizational mission, values, and service standards.
Clinical focus
- Care for adult medical-surgical patients with neurological, renal, and urologic conditions.
- Manage common diagnoses including stroke/TIA, seizure disorders and altered mental status, acute/chronic kidney disease, electrolyte imbalances, UTIs/urinary retention, kidney stones/hydronephrosis, and post-urologic procedure care.
- Perform and coordinate care involving Foley catheters, nephrostomy tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, dialysis access devices, enteral feeding tubes, and telemetry monitoring.
- Support neurological assessments, stroke protocols, fluid/electrolyte management, renal medication monitoring, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program.
- Current RN license in the state of practice.
- BLS required; additional unit-required certifications.