About The Position
The Clinical Nurse RN provides direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families in the Surgical ICU at Sharp Memorial Hospital. The nurse delivers individualized, safe, therapeutic, and efficient care across the continuum, using the nursing process and critical thinking to assess needs, plan and implement care, evaluate outcomes, and adapt interventions as patient and family needs change. The role coordinates care with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members, and may care for patients with complex needs related to multisystem disease or treatment complications. The nurse supports clinical leadership on the unit by delegating appropriately, coordinating team care, assisting coworkers, and potentially serving as a relief charge nurse or preceptor. The role also includes patient and family education, advocacy, transfer and discharge planning, documentation, quality improvement participation, and compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. This is a full-time night-shift position with 12-hour shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM and every-other-weekend requirements. On-call work is not required. The posting represents two positions. Eligible external candidates may qualify for a $5,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 relocation assistance, subject to the stated eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Graduate of a nursing school.
- One year of clinical experience; RNs with less than 12 months of experience will complete the new graduate requirements.
- Current California Registered Nurse license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
- NIH Stroke Scale certificate.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
- Use systematic planning and timely communication with the multidisciplinary team and patient or family to coordinate care.
- Manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care, communicate with the care team, and use available resources to solve problems.
- Apply the nursing process and critical thinking to provide individualized care consistent with current safety standards.
- Identify actual or potential patient problems and risks, evaluate interventions, and adjust plans as patient and family needs change.
- Collaborate with patients, families, and team members to develop comprehensive plans of care and prioritize resources.
- Implement safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with complex needs, and remain accountable for patient outcomes.
- Document patient care comprehensively according to department and organizational guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Delegate and assign care tasks appropriately, communicate expectations, determine required supervision, and follow up on delegated tasks.
- Assess physician orders and question them when appropriate.
- Support coworkers, provide constructive feedback, and share unit-specific information with students, float staff, and registry personnel.
- Identify and apply opportunities to improve work processes and systems.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, adapt care to social, cultural, spiritual, language, and communication needs, and advocate for patients.
- Provide age-appropriate education supporting recovery, self-care, end-of-life care, health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
- Coordinate transfer and discharge planning and teaching with the healthcare team, and contribute to developing or revising patient education materials.
- Coordinate patient care delivered by other members of the care team and nursing staff.
- Use common equipment and medications safely, consult others when unfamiliar, and recognize inconsistencies or potential complications in care.
- Organize and prioritize workload, manage emergency situations, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and comply with regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Teach skills as necessary and mentor or support the development of other nurses, students, and team members.
Benefits
- Eligible external candidates may qualify for a $5,000 sign-on bonus.
- Eligible external candidates may qualify for $5,000 relocation assistance.
- Sharp employees may qualify for a $2,500 employee referral bonus for a qualified external new-hire referral.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
