Clinical Nurse B-Inpatient~Med Tele/Onc

Loma Linda University Health•Murrieta, CA

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse B-Inpatient on the Med Tele/Onc Unit 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 uses 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 embraces new knowledge and improvements in practice, applies theoretical concepts to clinical care, and continually develops specialty knowledge and skills. It also requires professional interpersonal conduct that supports excellent customer service and safe patient care. The nurse works in a skills-mix environment, directly supervises and delegates tasks to licensed and unlicensed staff, and meets the qualifications, licensure, certifications, and competencies defined in the unit- or department-specific Plan for Providing Care. The position contributes to a caring and cooperative work environment serving a culturally diverse workforce and patient population. Participation in an on-call rotation may be required based on department business needs. After completing Shift Coordinator orientation, the nurse may be requested to serve as Shift Coordinator. Other duties may be assigned. This is a full-time night-shift position. A $9,000 sign-on bonus may be available if eligibility requirements are met.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide, coordinate, and document direct and indirect, age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient-centered care.
Perform the nursing process, including assessment, care planning, intervention, and evaluation, in accordance with the established Professional Practice Model.
Apply theoretical concepts to clinical practice and continually develop clinical knowledge and skills relevant to the specialty and patient population served.
Promote professional interpersonal relationships, excellent customer service, and safe patient care.
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.
Contribute to a caring and cooperative work environment among a culturally diverse workforce and patient population.
Participate in an on-call rotation when required by department business needs.
Serve as Shift Coordinator when requested after completing Shift Coordinator orientation.
Perform other duties as needed.