Registered Nurse Applicant

Summary Job Description: Job Title: Registered Nurse Applicant (RNA) – New Grad RNs 3 x 12-hour shifts (11a-11p) Full-Time Job Description: Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Graduate Nurse strives for excellence in the performance of care requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills. Centered on the patient as a whole person – body, mind, and spirit – applies principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences. Applies nursing process and acquired nursing skills to design and ensure multidisciplinary and culturally appropriate patient care in keeping with a focus on healing and wellness. Incorporates established practice guidelines and regulatory standards, concurrently evaluating opportunities to improve patient’s outcomes. The Graduate Nurse may not perform independently: all functions/actions must be performed under direction of a Registered Nurse. - Demonstrates competency in physiologic measurement (vital signs, cardiac monitors). - Performs complete head-to-toe assessment reviewing all systems. - Assesses cultural, educational, and psychosocial status in keeping with the holistic perspective. - Analyzes data to define problems. - Develops a prioritized list of problems and prioritizes patient needs in collaboration with the patient and RN. - Development of nursing care plan. - Documentation of care. Requirements: - Graduate of a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree in nursing will be acceptable for initial hire with the understanding that the individual must be enrolled within 12 months in a Bachelors Degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years. This supports the organizational goal of 80% of all nurses obtaining a bachelor’s degree or higher by - Current Provisional Licensure - The Nurse Applicant shall function in this role no longer than six (6) months or until notification of NCLEX results has been received to Human Resources If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.