Definitive Observation Nurse

CommonSpirit Health • Sacramento, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital in Sacramento, California, founded in 1973. The hospital serves more than 80,000 patients annually and offers services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. It is recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

As a Registered Nurse, the Definitive Observation Nurse delivers individualized, comprehensive patient care, including assessments, skilled procedures, and implementation of patient care plans. The nurse collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

The role includes performing total body and system assessments each shift or visit; planning, implementing, and evaluating care; educating patients; using unit-specific technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions; and completing legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation using the computerized documentation system. The nurse is accountable for their decisions and behavior, cooperates with facility leadership, participates in orienting 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 education.
• Use technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions specific to the assigned unit.
• Complete legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation in accordance with policies and procedures, using the computerized documentation system competently.
• Accept responsibility and accountability for personal decisions and behavior, 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