Clinical Nurse I: Irvine Cancer Outpatient Treatment Center
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients on Medical/Surgical units. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Direct patient care experience on Medical/Surgical units.
- Adherence to the Nurse Practice Act.
- Proficiency in physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and patient teaching/discharge planning.
- Ability to utilize the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices.
- Skill in evaluating and adjusting nursing care processes.
- Ability to confer with resource personnel for ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients on Medical/Surgical units.
- Collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care.
- Provides physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned.
- Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
- Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed.
- Confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
