Registered Nurse III, State of Hawaii, Department of Human Resources Development - Internship Program

The Registered Nurse III carries a full caseload of an assigned geographic area andprovides public health nursing care treatment and educational services. The work involves establishing case priorities, developing and implementing nursing care plans for patients and / or families visited and organizing and conducting established clinics; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Requires knowledge of and the ability to apply the principles and practices of professional nursing in evaluating nursing needs; in providing nursing care and consultation to the ill, injured or infirmed; in maintaining health; and in preventing or mitigating the illness of others.(Included are positions that) provide, supervise or administer direct and / or indirect nursing care to patients in hospitals, clinics or other medical care facilities and / or to individuals in their homes, schools and other community settings. Also prepare and implement in-service and / or out-service nursing education programs; give consultative and advisory services to nurses providing direct service to patients, to community health facilities and to program management staffs on such aspects of nursing as program development and the quality of nursing care provided. This series emphasizes a common core of professional nursing knowledge and techniques that are applicable in any setting and with any patient group. Recognizing this generic concept of professional nursing, this series of classes represents positions engaged in a wide variety of nursing programs. Despite the variety of settings, all nursing positions are oriented toward providing professional nursing care and consultation services in assisting individuals to obtain and maintain the maximum benefits of good health.