Clinical Nurse BU - Hospice Homes - Night Shift - Part-time 0.6 FTE

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

19d•Onsite

About The Position

This part-time (0.6 FTE) Clinical Nurse position in Hospice Homes requires a night shift commitment, working 12-hour shifts from 7 PM to 7:30 AM. The role involves providing direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families across all hospice homes. The selected candidate must be able to work at all locations and will be placed within the pay range based on RN experience, as defined by the collective bargaining agreement. This position supports hospice homes and requires the use of reliable transportation with adequate personal insurance and a clean driving record.

Requirements

Graduate of nursing school.
1 Year clinical experience (RNs with less than 12 months experience will complete the new grad requirements).
California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles - REQUIRED
ServSafe Food Handler Certified - National Restaurant Association - REQUIRED
Current Food Handler's Card or acquisition within 90 days of hire.
Utilizes reliable transportation and possesses adequate personal insurance coverage.
Demonstrates clean driving record in accordance with requirements of the employer DMV pull notice program and Sharp HealthCare Driver Guidelines.

Nice To Haves

HPCC Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) - Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center -PREFERRED

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
Utilize systematic planning, appropriate methods, and timely exchange of information with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
Demonstrate ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
Actively communicate with the care team to plan patient care.
Utilize available resources to problem-solve and determine the most effective approach to action.
Utilize the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body, and spirit; is individualized, goal-directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
Identify actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
Continuously evaluate interventions and care, and adjust the plan as patient and family needs change.
Identify the need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
Collaborate with patient, family, and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
Prioritize demand for resources and collaborate with others to meet individualized patient needs.
Act as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
Make appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
Implement safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
Demonstrate accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
Demonstrate an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.
Document per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures, ensuring comprehensive and detailed charting.
Serve as a resource for other staff in managing unit-specific documentation issues.
Delegate/assign and communicate expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
Analyze situations, determine, and consistently apply levels of supervision needed for delegated tasks.
Assess appropriateness of physician orders and question physicians when appropriate.
Help coworkers improve performance, offer assistance and support, and provide positive feedback.
Provide unit-specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and document appropriately.
Provide incidental teaching to members of the team.
Look for and apply ways to improve work processes and systems.
Offer and accept constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive, and confidential manner.
Seek out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
Establish a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
Anticipate problems in establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship and take actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction.
Analyze social/cultural variables and adapt nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
Serve as a patient advocate.
Provide age-appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care, and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
Coordinate transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Collaborate with other team members to identify, develop, and/or revise patient education materials.
Demonstrate flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.
Independently perform the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care.
Perform safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision.
Demonstrate competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills.
Coordinate patient care administered by other members of the care team.
Assume responsibility of relief charge nurse and assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students.
Use common equipment and medications safely and consult others when unfamiliar.
Recognize inconsistencies in patient care and manage potential complications.
Demonstrate consistent organization and prioritization of workload; confident management of emergency situations.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
Comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
Demonstrate professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate.
Teach skills as necessary.
Coordinate patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff.
Utilize a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience.
Promote clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care in practice setting.
Transfer knowledge and mentor others to improve clinical practice.
Demonstrate complex problem-solving and the use of critical thinking skills.