Definitive Observation Nurse

Methodist Hospital Sacramento • Sacramento, CA

3d • $73 - $88

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, the Definitive Observation Nurse delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The nurse is expected to apply sound clinical judgment and a patient-first approach in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include conducting total body and system assessments each shift or visit; planning, implementing, evaluating, and educating patients about care; applying unit-specific technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions; and completing accurate, timely documentation using the computerized documentation system. The nurse is accountable for their decisions and behaviors, cooperates with facility leadership, helps orient new staff and ancillary personnel, mentors students, and serves as a resource to staff from other nursing departments.

Requirements

• One year of telemetry experience as an RN in a medical/surgical acute care setting.
• Active Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Perform total body and system assessments each shift or visit according to unit standards.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, and provide patient education.
• Use technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions specific to the assigned unit.
• Complete legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures, using the computerized documentation system.
• Accept responsibility and accountability for personal decisions and behaviors, and cooperate with direction from facility leadership.
• Participate in orienting new staff and ancillary personnel, mentor students constructively, and serve as a resource to staff from other nursing departments.

What This Job Offers

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