**Job Summary and Responsibilities**

**JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE**

+ Providing age appropriate care to assigned patients: medical, surgical, pediatric, geriatric, emergency, same day surgery, swing bed, outpatients, respite
+ Applying knowledge of basic growth and development in patient care
+ Incorporating knowledge of the nursing process in the performance of patient assessments
+ Providing care based on the physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient

**ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Monitors and interprets patient status/information based on knowledge of growth, development and age; recognizes basic changes based on data collected and keeps RN and medical provider informed
+ Provision of care is consistent with evidence based practices and principles of infection control
+ Prioritizes, initiates and completes appropriate interventions based on patient need
+ Evaluates patient response to acti...