The Nurse (RN) is responsible for assessing and evaluating patient conditions and plan, implement, document, and provide patient care in a manner that follows professional nursing standards and outlined practices: collaborating with physicians and the nursing care team: providing physical and psychological support to patients and or residents and supervising assigned team members.
 
 
The incumbent is also required to ensure that health and safety guidelines are adhered to.

Duties and responsibilities
 
The main duties and responsibilities of the Nurse (RN):

•  Supervises assigned staff.
• Conducts individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs within the specified timeframe.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the patient/resident in collaboration with other nursing staff.
• Ensures that appropriate treatments as ordered by the Doctor are implemented in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by the individualized plan of care for the resident/patient.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and life support protocols, as required.
• Monitors all prescribed medication and controlled drugs.
• Ensures adequate stock of medication and ward supplies are maintained.
• Ensures that health and safety guidelines are practiced.
• Initiates the 'emergency and evacuation procedures, as required. Assists with registration of incoming residents and recording the departure of exiting patients/residents. Keeps accurate and well documented records and reports of all patients/residents.
• Ensures that reports are completed at the end of each shift.
•  Liaises with the Doctor/s when a critical problem arises with the patient/residents, or any changes in patients/residents' condition.
• Publishes daily assignments on white board.
• Provides on the job training for nursing staff. Accompanies all Doctors while on rounds.
• Applies the Dying Process Policy, as required.
• Enables Nurse patient Doctor Family relationship.
• Performs any other related duties.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
 

• The required combination of qualifications, skills and experience include:
• Training as evidenced by possession of a degree in Nursing from a recognized
• nursing school. Certificate in Supervisory Skills.
• Minimum of three (3) five (5) years' experience as a professional nurse.
• Registration with the Nursing Council of Trinidad and Tobago in General Nursing.
• Any suitable combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

 
Behavioral Competencies
 

• Exemplifies the LWC spirit.
• Understands and accepts constructive criticism.
• Takes responsibility for one's action.
• A high degree of mindfulness.
• Works well under pressure and time constraints.
• Team spirited