Position Overview
This position is a Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Bargaining Unit represented position.
Job Summary:
Provides nursing care and services to patients/families. Provides direction to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities:
+ Practices professional nursing and delegates nursing tasks to nursing assistive personnel and provides direction to the LPN as appropriate.
+ Utilizes nursing process to deliver care.
+ Performs any nursing task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill.
+ Administers medications.
+ Teaches LPNs and nurs...