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. As appropriate, may administer intradermal local anesthetic for IV placement.


+ Teaches LPNs and nursi...