Position Description

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING
Position Number: 50244728	Description Activated On: 6/4/2025 9:56:47 PM

Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively.

The Registered Nurse plans, implements and evaluates consumer care based on standards of nursing practice and standards of consumer care.

Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing professional nursing care and treatment services. The Registered Nurse assesses the consumers’ physical, psychosocial and/or mental health status. The Registered Nurse performs ongoing assessment of consumer and consumer care needs; utilizes nursing process for treatment and in developing and implementing ITP; complies with documentation policy and ITP manual; prescribes, coordinates, and delegates and monitors nursing care; collaborates with other facility disciplines; provides nursing expertise to interdisciplinary treatment team; assesses, records, reports, and evaluates vital signs, symptoms, and reactions or responses to medication and treatment; performs ongoing assessments and management of consumers with pain; participates in staff development programs; provides ongoing orientation/education and on-the-job training to RN's/LPN's/PA's; utilizes least restrictive measures, follows hospital/nursing policy in the care and documentation of consumers in seclusion/exclusion/restraint/special observation; adheres to infection control/HIV policies and procedures; utilizes approved crisis prevention techniques; accurately complies with medication policy and completion of physician’s orders; completes variance reports for medication distribution system; applies knowledge of Hospital/Nursing policies and procedures; initiates, conducts and documents nursing programs; maintains awareness of ward conditions, therapeutic milieu, and consumer activities; acts as consumer advocate; participates in Nursing PI and Hospital PI activities; utilizes therapeutic communication; provides knowledgeable daily communication; participates in nursing and facility committees/activities; provides health promotion and maintenance through consumer/family teaching, guidance, and counseling; assigns and directs the work of professional personnel and supervises assigned non-professional staff; applies professional and psychiatric nursing concepts, techniques, and procedures in consumer care; interacts with others in a cooperative manner to develop effective working relationships; prepares and submits reports as required; develops, recommends and directs changes in the administration of Nursing care and treatment methods and plans; provides guidance to paraprofessional staff in implementing, receiving and modifying the consumer’s plan of care; performs other related duties as requested.

ADA Essential Functions:

1. Transcribes Physician’s orders
2. Prepares and administers prescribed medications/treatments
3. Develops consumer goals and interventions as member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
4. Carries out treatment programs
5. Positions and lifts consumers
6. Conducts nursing groups/consumer education
7. Acts as a consumer advocate
8. Completes oral and written reports/documentation
9. Operates and cares for medical equipment
10. Directs/supervises staff on work area
11. Obtain and maintains Crisis Intervention and CPR certifications and appropriately utilizes skills
12. Responds to emergency situations
13. Follows safety/infection control measures
14. Maintains a safe/clean environment
15. Reads, writes, and communications orally in English
16. As an essential employee, you may be required to report to duty during a disaster
17. Works overtime as required

Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature.

Makes consumer care decisions based on training and in consultation with professional nursing staff.

Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License

Experience:

Licenses, registrations, or certifications:

1.   Registered Nurse

2.   CPR for the Professional Rescuer from the American Red Cross

3.   N/A

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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.

1.	Provides routine physical consumer care. Positions/lifts consumers.
2.	Prepares and administers prescribed medications/treatments.
3.	Reads, writes, and communicates orally in English.
4.	Obtains and maintains crisis intervention and CPR certification, and appropriately utilizes skills.
5.	Interacts with consumers. Acts as an advocate.
6.	Observes/reports consumer behavior
7.	Documents in the medical record. Prepares and maintains progress notes.
8.	Promotes a safe environment. Responds to emergencies.
9.	Operates and cares for medical and other equipment.
10.	Follows safety/infection control measures.