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Nurse job description

This Nurse job description template is optimized for posting in online job boards or careers pages and easy to customise for your company. Similar job titles include Clinic Nurse and Public Health Nurse.

Eleni Kourmentza
Eleni Kourmentza

Eleni, ex-People Ops Manager at Workable, excelled in recruitment, lifecycle management, and employer branding.

Refreshed on

May 26, 2020

Reviewed by

Eftychia Karavelaki

Senior Recruitment Manager

Nurse responsibilities include:

  • Identifying patients’ care requirements, focus on their needs and act on them
  • Nurturing a compassionate environment by providing psychological support
  • Resolving or reporting on patients’ needs or problems

nurse job description

Job brief

We are looking for a qualified registered Nurse to promote and restore patients’ health. You will work with a variety of patients and you will provide direct nursing care along with physical or psychological support when required.

Responsibilities

  • Identify patients’ care requirements, focus on their needs and act on them
  • Nurture a compassionate environment by providing psychological support
  • Resolve or report on patients’ needs or problems
  • Prepare patients for examinations and perform routine diagnostic checks (monitor pulse, blood pressure and temperature, provide drugs and injections etc)
  • Monitor and record patient’s condition and document provided care services
  • Treat medical emergencies
  • Administer workloads
  • Follow care regulations and standards
  • Work within and cooperate with a multidisciplinary team

Requirements and skills

  • Proven nursing experience
  • Familiarity with professional and technical emerging knowledge
  • Problem solving skills and ability to multi-task
  • Compassionate with good communication skills
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • BS or diploma in nursing

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