STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: REGISTERED NURSE III
Class Code: 7598-23
Date Established: 07-03-87
Occupational Code: 7-4-9
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide care and treatment for a
variety of patient groups, with responsibility for administration of
medication, comprehensive medical treatment planning, and/or ongoing
supervision and training of subordinate nursing staff in accordance with
nursing standards of practice in an institution.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Applies nursing
process techniques in the care and treatment of patients with a variety of
diagnoses.
·
Participates with
physicians in evaluating and assessing patients' physical or emotional status
and coordinates implementation of the medical regimen.
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Prepares and
implements treatment plans providing for therapeutic activity as applicable to
the agency/institution, and delegates appropriate aspects of care to
subordinate professional nursing staff and/or auxiliary nursing personnel.
·
Performs specialized
nursing procedures as encountered in the practice of professional duties, in
accordance with policy and procedures of the agency/institution.
·
Observes, records and
reports signs and symptoms of patients' physical and medical condition.
·
Monitors the outcome
or effectiveness of the treatment regimen and communicates complex information
to the intradepartmental team.
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Provides staff with
general in-service training necessary to performing the duties of direct
patient care; participates in orientation of new nursing staff.
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May be required to
admit, transfer, and discharge patients as directed by physician.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making decisions to solve problems or to achieve work objectives as
well as articulating and expressing those solutions and goals. This level also requires formal
presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to
increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from a recognized nursing
program with either affiliate or postgraduate courses and clinical experience.
Experience: Two years' experience as a registered
nurse in a setting similar or equivalent to the position assigned.
License/Certification: Current license as a Registered Nurse
in New Hampshire.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be certified by the American
Nurses Association or an organization recognized by the ANA in a specialty that
is consistent with the job accountabilities and appropriate to the institution
or agency in which the vacancy exists; e.g., Psychiatric and Mental Health
Nurse, Gerontological Nurse, Maternal and Child Health Nurse, etc. All nurse certification requirements
must be specified on the supplemental job description and approved by the Board
of Nursing, in cooperation with the Division of Personnel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of the theories
of nursing practices. Ability to
recognize health related problems.
Ability to prepare factual reports. Ability to instruct and supervise subordinate nursing
employees. Ability to administer
detailed therapeutic prescriptions.
Ability to follow directions in exact detail. Ability to deal effectively with patients, nursing staff,
and staff members of other disciplines and agencies. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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