Clinical Nurse I : Irvine Emergency Department
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I - Emergency role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to patients in the Emergency department. 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
- 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.
- Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency.
- Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.
- Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
- Current NIHSS certification is required upon hire
- Current ACLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
- Current PALS certification.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- Basic arrhythmia.
Responsibilities
- providing physical assessments
- nursing interventions
- pain management
- medication administrations
- specimen collection
- meeting nutritional needs
- 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
