Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Special Care Unit RN is responsible and accountable to a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to the patients via therapeutic use of the nursing process, in collaboration and integration with other health care team members. S/he demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care relevant to the patient(s) under his/her care, applying principles of growth and development over the life span. S/he assesses and interprets patient data needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs. S/he functions in the role of a primary RN. .
Essential Functions:
Standard I. Assessment: The Registered Nurse Collects Health Data
Rationale: GRMC nursing practice is characterized by a high degree of autonomy and requires a broad-base of subjective and objective data.