Registered Nurse, Graduate Nurse (RN, GN)

About the Role

• Work at Backus Hospital on a 36-hour day shift.
• Includes every other weekend and every other holiday.
• Part of the A2 unit, a dynamic 29-bed unit.
• Focuses on medical-surgical, inpatient oncology, and hematology patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate clinical competence through the nursing process.
• Develop a synergistic nurse-patient relationship.
• Assess and identify patient problems/needs.
• Establish a plan of care.
• Implement and evaluate care provided to patients.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Graduate of a school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• One year RN experience.
• Current unrestricted State of CT Registered Nurse license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and Oncology Nurse (ONC) certification are preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain department-specific certifications.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Basic knowledge of nursing principles and practices.
• Ability to read and understand oral and written instructions.
• Effective communication skills for technical, complex information, and instruction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication with departments, employees, physicians, managers, and patients.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, be flexible, and be a team player.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment.
• Commitment to customer service.
• Basic computer knowledge for data entry/retrieval.
• High level of analytical ability to gather and interpret information.
• Ability to take appropriate action in response to changes, circumstances, problems, and/or emergency situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.