Job Description

36 Hours per week - straight night shift Hours: 7p-730a

Benefit eligible

Responsible for providing direct nursing care to assigned medical/surgical, oncology and renal patients. The Registered

Nurse’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, utilization of the nursing process in the provision of care,

communicating with all members of the health care team to assure patient goals are being met and coordinated, providing

excellent customer service while supporting the patients and families physical and emotional health.

Education

⚬ Minimum:

Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program

⚬ Preferred:

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Registration/Certification/Licensur

Current PA RN license and Healthcare Provider CPR

Experience

⚬ Minimum:

Clinical rotation through educational program.

⚬ Preferred:

Clinical experience evident within the past 3 years or completion of refresher course within the last year.

Other Requirements:

Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy.

Status:

Non-Exempt

Physical Requirements:

The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise note

Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)

Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)

Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.

Non-Material Handling

• Standing* - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT
• Walking* - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT
• Sitting* - Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL
• Stooping* - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
• Bending* - To flex the upper body forward - FREQUE
• Twisting* - To rotate the upper body forward - FREQUENT

Climbing* - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders -

OCCASIONAL

• Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A
• Stairs* - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
• Kneeling* - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL
• Squatting* - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL
• Crouching* - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL
• Crawling* - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - OCCASIONAL
• Reaching Horizontal* - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - CONSTANT
• Reaching Overhead* - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - FREQUENT
• Grasping* - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation* - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTA
• Seeing* - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
• Hearing* - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT

Repetitive Upper Extremity Use* - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time -

CONSTANT

• Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A

Material Handling

Pushing * - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction. Pushing refers to moving an object

away from the person.

• FREQUENT
• 20# - 50#

Pulling * - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object

towards the person.

• OCCASIONAL
• 20# - 50#
• Lift * - Floor to Waist
• OCCASIONAL
• 20# - 50#
• Lift * - Waist to shoulder
• FREQUENT
• Up to 20#
• Lift * - Shoulder to overhead
• FREQUENT
• Up to 20#
• Carrying * - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
• FREQUENT
• Up to 20#

Environmental Factors

• Working alone - N/A
• Working in cramped quarters - OCCASIONAL
• Constant interruptions * - FREQUENT
• Working with hands in water * - FREQUENT
• Use of power tools - N/A
• Working on ladders/scaffolding - N
• Exposure to vibration - N/A
• Exposure to dust - N/A
• Exposure to noise (constant) - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - N/A
• Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - N/A
• Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) * - OCCASIONAL
• Working with bloodborne pathogens * - OCCASIONAL

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand

Physical

Demand

Met

Level

Examples of similar activity intensity

Sedentary to

Light

0 - 3.5

Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer

work.

Medium 3.6 - 6.3

House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga,

walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair,

shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).

Heavy to Very

Heavy

> 6.4

Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling,

bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting w

As relates to this position:

• Sedentary to Light - N/A
• Medium * - FREQUENT
• Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A