Clinical Nurse RN Per Diem B4 Behavioral Health Psych Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Adult locked unit Variable 8hour shift

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families. Per Diem B4: Entity Based; Base Rate (based on RN years of Experience) +10% 4 shifts per 4week schedule 1 Weekend Shift per 4week schedule Or 1 Monday or Friday 1 Major Holiday, 1 Undesignated Holiday Floats both within and outside cluster.

Requirements

Graduate of nursing school
3 Years Clinical experience
California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Responsibilities

Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team
Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate.
Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as: removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa.
Helps coworkers improve performance.
Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
Provides incidental teaching to members of the team.
Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems.
Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner.
Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials.
Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.
Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care.
Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.
Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.
Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs.
Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population
Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation
Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes
Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.
Independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care.
Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision.
Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills.
May teach some skills competencies.
Coordinates 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.
Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar.
Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications.
Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload.