Clinical Nurse - Weekends - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Emergency Department - Nights

Sharp HealthCare • La Mesa, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.

Requirements

• Graduate of nursing school.
• 1 Year 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
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee provides certificate -REQUIRED
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

• Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member.
• Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills.
• May teach some skills competencies.

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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision.
• 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; confident management of emergency situations.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrates professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate.
• Teaches skills as necessary.
• Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff.
• Utilizes a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience.
• Promotes clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care in practice setting.
• Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve clinical practice.
• Demonstrates complex problem solving and the use of critical thinking skills.

What This Job Offers

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