Clinical Nurse B-Inpatient~Med/Surg

Loma Linda University Health•Murrieta, CA

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse B-Inpatient provides, coordinates, and documents direct and indirect, age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient-centered care in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision. The nurse performs the nursing process—assessment, care planning, intervention, and evaluation—in accordance with LLUMC-Murrieta's Professional Practice Model (Duffy's Quality Caring Theory). The role applies theoretical concepts to clinical practice, embraces new knowledge and improvements, and continually develops clinical knowledge and skills related to the specialty and patient population served. The nurse demonstrates professional interpersonal skills that support customer service and safe patient care, works in a skills-mix environment, and directly supervises and delegates tasks to licensed and unlicensed staff. The nurse must meet qualifications, licensure, certifications, and competencies specified in the unit- or department-specific Plan for Providing Care. The position may require participation in an on-call rotation based on department needs and may be asked to serve as Shift Coordinator after completing the required orientation. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN).
Minimum of one year of experience.
Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Other certifications required by the department-specific Plan for Providing Care.
Demonstrated basic clinical nursing competencies and basic knowledge of healthcare regulations and accreditation.
Ability to speak, read, and write legibly in English with professional quality.
Ability to use computers, printers, and job-related software, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, electronic medical records, and electronic event reporting programs.
Ability to troubleshoot and calibrate patient-care equipment and perform technical patient-care activities.
Ability to communicate positively, effectively, and professionally; lead, supervise, teach, collaborate, accept direction, and enforce policies consistently.
Ability to think critically, work independently with minimal supervision, perform basic math, manage multiple assignments, prioritize workload, solve problems, recall information accurately, and attend to detail.
Ability to distinguish colors and smells, discern temperature variances through touch, hear adequately for conversation and workplace sounds, and see well enough to read screens and written records.

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

Provide, coordinate, and document direct and indirect, age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient-centered care.
Perform assessment, care planning, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with the organization's Professional Practice Model.
Apply theoretical concepts to clinical practice and continually expand knowledge and clinical skills in the specialty and patient population served.
Promote professionalism, customer service, safe patient care, and cooperation in a culturally diverse workforce and patient population.
Directly supervise and delegate tasks to licensed and unlicensed staff in a skills-mix environment.
Meet qualifications, licensure, certification, and competency requirements in the unit- or department-specific Plan for Providing Care.
Participate in an on-call rotation when required by department business needs.
Serve as Shift Coordinator when requested after completion of Shift Coordinator orientation.
Perform other duties as needed.