Registered Nurse

RN Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Reports to: Nursing Management

Department: Medical FLSA

Status: Non-Exempt

Job Grade: 9C

Version Date: January 2024

Eligible for $1,500 Sign-On Bonus

General Responsibilities:

• Thundermist nurses play a vital role in enhancing individual and community health. We prioritize excellence
• Through continual improvement, incorporating lifelong learning, and evidence-based practice. Our approach
• Involves recognizing patients as active partners in care and tailoring care to their preferences, values, and
• Needs. We cultivate communication and mutual respect, striving for high-quality patient care while minimizing
• Risks through effective system management and individual performance.
• Leveraging technology we enhance communication, manage knowledge, and support decision-making.
• Operating seamlessly within nursing and inter-professional teams, Thundermist nurses contribute significantly to
• Advancing care and fostering a positive work environment.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program.
• Active State of Rhode Island Registered Nurse License
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
• Able to perform assigned tasks and responsibilities in caring for patients across the lifespan.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One or more years nursing experience, new RN graduates will be considered.
• Bilingual
• Experience in an Ambulatory Health Care setting.

Skills, Abilities, and Desired Competencies:

• Proficient in contributing effectively within an inter-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates professionalism.
• Self-motivation, triage proficiency, and effective teaching abilities.
• Capable of conveying information clearly and succinctly through both verbal and written communication.
• Deliver evidence-based care with compassion and empathy.
• Candidates who do not meet all of the preferred qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Significant Job Functions:

The categories below are demonstrative of the Thundermist core values, integrity, innovation, excellence, community, and caring.

Integrity:

• Analyze and collect health data to identify health issues, risks, and areas requiring intervention.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans using an individualized patient approach.
• Consistently align with organizational values by adhering to organizational policies and procedures.
• Conduct an age-appropriate assessment of the patient’s health status, considering the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of care.
• Adheres to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Health Insurance Portability and
• Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines ensuring privacy, data security, and a safe work environment.
• Reference evidenced-based publications and tools, upholding nursing best practices in telephone triage.

Innovation:

• Champions patient health needs and rights, striving for health equity and social justice.
• Employ standing orders and standard operating procedures in the provision of care.
• Advocate for patients’ rights and coordinate services to ensure holistic and patient-centered care.
• Actively engage in initiatives aimed at improving performance and patient outcomes.
• Anticipate provider and patient needs by proactively reviewing charts and engaging in team huddles.
• Engage in continuous education and training to remain current with best practices and policy changes.
• Engage in emergency preparedness activities and response efforts as directed by the organization.

Excellence:

• Provide health education to individuals, families, and groups.
• Safely administer vaccinations to individuals across the lifespan, ensuring community-wide protection against preventable diseases.
• Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of patient interactions and interventions in the EMR.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to manage chronic diseases, emphasizing prevention and control.
• Apply critical thinking skills to ensure the safe delivery of care across the lifespan.
• Perform nursing visits utilizing evidence-based health education adapted to the patient’s level of understanding.
• Review externally ordered laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging, notifying the provider of any abnormal results in accordance with organizational protocols.
• Apply critical judgment when assessing the patient’s present health status to determine the optimal course of action for their care and disposition.
• Adhere to infection control policies and protocols while providing care to patients in the clinical setting.
• Participates actively in code and response teams, responding promptly to events.

Community:

• Engage in outreach activities, raising awareness of health issues and available services.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to ensure and optimize patient care.
• Meet the varied needs of diverse populations through compassionate and empathetic nursing care.
• Support patients’ reproductive health and family planning needs through nursing, education, and excellent care.
• Delegate tasks within the support staff or student’s scope and serve as a resource and role model.
• Enhance clinical excellence by fostering open communication with leadership, colleagues, and peers.

Caring:

• Provide empathetic and emotional support to individuals and families dealing with health challenges.
• Consider the patient’s preferences, values, and cultural background when formulating a plan of care.
• Foster a work culture that is attentive to the needs of both colleagues and patients, strengthened by constructive feedback, supportive words, and positive actions.

Physical Effort/ Environment

• This role is onsite.
• Moderate physical activity, walking, standing, stooping, and occasional lifting.
• Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens, biohazardous materials, and infectious diseases.
• Manual dexterity required for injections, immunizations, computer use, etc.

Work Schedule Demands:

• Primarily Monday – Friday, with some flexibility and at the discretion of site nursing leadership.

Communication Skills:

• Have sensitivity to the patient population we serve, by identifying cultural, social, and economic characteristics. Applies verbal and non-verbal communication skills in patient interactions and utilizes teach-back, active listening, written materials, and visual aids.
• Able to document clearly, competently, and concisely in the medical record. Ability to maintain confidentiality of information and communicate in a professional manner with patients, families, other staff, and outside contacts

Confidentiality of Information:

Thundermist is dedicated in securing the privacy and confidentiality of protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is the responsibility of all employees to comply to state and federal guidelines in accessing sensitive information. Additionally, this role will have access to sensitive agency information. The incumbent must apply strict confidentiality.

ADA & EEOC Statement:

Thundermist is dedicated to the goal of building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce committed to caring for patients in a manner that is respectful of cultural difference. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.