Clinical Nurse RN - 1West Oncology - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Night Shift

Sharp HealthCare • San Diego, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families. This role involves utilizing the nursing process and critical thinking to provide individualized, goal-directed care that incorporates the mind, body, and spirit, consistent with current safety standards. The nurse will identify actual and potential problems, evaluate interventions, and collaborate with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team to develop and adjust comprehensive care plans. Responsibilities include coordinating care, managing multiple patient needs, problem-solving, and acting as a resource for other staff. The role also involves clinical leadership, delegating tasks, assessing physician orders, and supporting coworkers. Establishing therapeutic relationships, advocating for patients, and providing age-appropriate education are key aspects. The nurse will coordinate transfer and discharge planning and collaborate on patient education materials, demonstrating flexibility in teaching based on learner needs and adult learning principles.

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

Nice To Haves

• RNs with less than 12 months experience will complete the new grad requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
• Utilize the nursing process and critical thinking to provide individualized, goal-directed care.
• Identify actual and 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 need for referrals based on 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.
• Implement safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with complex needs.
• Document per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Assess appropriateness of physician orders and question physician 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.
• 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.
• May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students.
• Use common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting 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.

Benefits

• The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed