New Graduate Registered Nurse - MC/CHC - Emergency Room Residency Program

County of Riverside • Moreno Valley, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The County of Riverside’s Riverside University Health System is hiring new graduate Registered Nurses for the Emergency Department at its Medical Center in Moreno Valley. Registered Nurse I is the entry-level classification in the Registered Nurse–MC/CHC series. The role reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager-level position and involves performing professional nursing duties in a learning capacity, within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act. Nurses work under close supervision and receive comprehensive in-service training.

The Emergency Department is an ACS Level I Trauma Center for adults and an Advanced Pediatric Receiving Center, serving approximately 80,000 to 100,000 patients annually. The department provides access to social workers, case managers, behavioral health professionals, child life specialists, and addiction counselors. The Medical Center also has sepsis and stroke programs, and four clinical educators who support new graduate nurses through education, training, competencies, and assistance with critical patients.

The 18-week new graduate cohort emphasizes critical judgment, professional conduct, weekly didactics, and mastery of critical skills. Upon completing the program, nurses are expected to function at a competent level in the Emergency Department.

The regular schedule is 3/12 on the night shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. During initial training, nurses may work day or mid-shifts. The stated hourly salary range is $42.4708 to $59.4772. Evening, night, and emergency-department critical-care differentials may apply under the conditions described in the posting.

Requirements

• Successful completion of the education required to obtain a valid California Registered Nurse license.
• A current, valid California Registered Nurse license is required by official onboarding; it is not necessary to have the license before interviewing.
• Current, valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Current, valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Current, valid Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Current, valid National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification issued by the American Heart Association, Blue Cloud–National Stroke Association, or Apex.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) certification is required within one year of hire.
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, techniques, and practices; common medical terminology; hospital or healthcare procedures and equipment; and the purposes and effects of medicines and narcotics.
• Ability to perform the full range of nursing duties, follow oral and written procedures, maintain complete records, plan and organize nursing plans, and establish effective relationships with physicians, patients, and coworkers.
• A valid California driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, organize, and provide nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physician instructions; make preliminary patient observations and prepare patients for medical treatment.
• Assist physicians with treatments, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, and surgical operations.
• Administer or dispense prescribed treatments and medications as directed; chart treatments and medication dispensing; record and report significant changes in patients’ conditions and progress.
• Counsel and advise patients, families, and significant others about medical problems and proper healthcare methods; prepare and maintain concise, complete records and reports.
• Instruct patients in carrying out physician orders and transcribe those orders to working records.
• Participate in quality assurance reviews and act as a team leader.

What This Job Offers

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