RN - Neuroscience PCU - Neuroscience Building Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Nights - Full Time - May eligible for Relocation Incentive

Sharp HealthCare • La Mesa, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Sharp Grossmont Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit (PCU) on the night shift. This is a full-time position. Sharp Grossmont Hospital is recognized as Sharp HealthCare’s only Comprehensive Stroke Center and the largest healthcare facility in East San Diego County, holding its fourth Magnet designation for nursing excellence. The Neuroscience program offers advanced neurological and surgical treatments, with a state-of-the-art unit dedicated to patients with common and rare neurological conditions. Nurses receive specialized orientation, including didactic, skill, preceptor, and simulation sessions, providing a strong neuroscience foundation. Professional development is supported through research, conferences, lectures, webinars, certification, and education reimbursement. The team is inclusive of various healthcare professionals working collaboratively to deliver specialized neuroscience care.

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.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - REQUIRED.

Nice To Haves

• NIHSS is required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
• Utilize the nursing process and critical thinking to provide individualized, goal-directed patient care consistent with current standards of safety.
• Identify actual and potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
• Continuously evaluate interventions and care, adjusting the plan as patient and family needs change.
• Identify the need for referrals based on assessments and evaluations.
• Collaborate with patient, family, and team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
• Prioritize resource demands and collaborate to meet individualized patient needs.
• Act as a preceptor/teacher for other nurses.
• Implement safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with complex needs.
• Document per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
• Delegate/assign and communicate expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
• Assess appropriateness of physician orders and question physicians when appropriate.
• Assist coworkers in improving performance and offer assistance and support.
• Provide positive feedback to others.
• Provide unit-specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel.
• Offer and accept constructive feedback/criticism.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
• Analyze social/cultural variables and adapt nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
• Serve as a patient advocate.
• Provide age-appropriate patient education.
• Coordinate transfer and discharge planning and teaching.
• Collaborate with other team members to identify, develop, and/or revise patient education materials.
• Demonstrate flexibility in teaching based on learner's needs and adult learning principles.
• Independently perform the nursing process for patients with overt and subtle needs.
• Perform safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision.
• Demonstrate competency in all areas of unit skills and some advanced skills.
• Coordinate patient care administered by other members of the care team.
• Assume responsibility of relief charge nurse and assist with preceptorship/professional development.
• Use common equipment and medications safely and consult others when unfamiliar.
• Recognize inconsistencies in patient care and manage potential complications.
• Demonstrate consistent organization and prioritization of workload, confident management of emergency situations.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrate professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees.
• Teach skills as necessary.
• Coordinate patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff.
• Utilize a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience.
• Promote clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care.
• Transfer knowledge and mentor others to improve clinical practice.
• Demonstrate complex problem-solving and the use of critical thinking skills.

Benefits

• Relocation Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• $5k in Relocation Bonus for new hires moving to San Diego
• $2,500 Referral Bonus for Internal Sharp employees only (for a qualified external new hire referral)

What This Job Offers

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