Clinical Nurse I: Digestive Health Clinic
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I – Digestive Health 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
- Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing
- Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation
- Clinical Nurse I’s at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act
- Collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care
- Provides physical assessments
- Provides nursing interventions
- Provides pain management
- Administers medications
- Collects specimens
- Meets nutritional needs
- Provides 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
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
