Per Diem Registered Nurse-Cardiovascular ICU-CVICU

Kaweah Health • Visalia, CA

102d • $53 - $80

About The Position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care. It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Requirements

• CA RN license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification within one year of hire/transfer
• Preferred: BSN, MSN, or currently enrolled in RN-BSN program

Responsibilities

• Protect and promote health, prevent illness and injury, and alleviate suffering through nursing diagnosis and treatment.
• Demonstrate leadership in the professional practice setting through oversight of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Identify high risk patients and initiate intervention of ancillary department.
• Maintain patient confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters.
• Act as a patient/resident advocate and assist patients/residents in developing skills to advocate for themselves.
• Deliver care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Utilize nursing process-assessed via direct observation, peer reviews, audits, documentation.
• Collect clinical data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Assist in development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines to improve quality of care and nursing practice.
• Participate on interdisciplinary teams that evaluate clinical practice or health services relating to patient/resident care.
• Implement suggestions for improving outcomes per unit study results.
• Collaborate and communicate with the patient/resident, family, and other health care providers.
• Manage staff and patient flow, making and adjusting staff assignments based on the abilities of staff and needs of the patient population.
• Provide leadership and support for staff through effective problem solving and decision making.
• Ensure collaboration between staff, physicians, other providers, and departments involved in the care of patients on their unit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees