STAFF NURSE I

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION – POSITION REQUIREMENTS

JOB TITLE: Staff Nurse I 

CC/Department: 6341/Geriatric Behavioral Health

Reports to: Department Director

JOB SUMMARY:

The Staff Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for the assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients and their families in compliance with the standards for care at AHMC Seton Medical Center, American Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and American Nurse Practice Act. Staff Nurse 1 is capable of independently performing the full range of clinical nursing services involving patient care. May supervise the work of professional and paraprofessional staff of the assigned unit.

Responsibilities

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification, however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level.  Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS/JOB REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
• BSN  degree  preferred

EXPERIENCE:

• Training and experience in psychiatric nursing or dementia car preferred

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE

• Current California RN licenses required
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification required
• Crisis Prevention Intervention verification required within the first 3 months of hire