Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Conifer Health Solutions•Joshua Tree, CA

About The Position

Provides high-quality professional nursing services in a medical and surgical environment. The RN assesses patients, develops and implements plans of care, coordinates care assignments with ancillary staff, educates patients, administers medications safely, and maintains confidentiality and patient rights. The role includes documenting care and unusual occurrences, maintaining unit competencies and current nursing knowledge, and assisting with the instruction and supervision of nursing and patient-care staff. The RN must recognize and appropriately respond to basic cardiac arrhythmias. The position is a full-time day shift, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with 12-hour shifts and every other weekend required. Physical demands include heavy effort, lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, considerable standing and walking, and lifting, positioning, pushing, or transferring patients. The work involves patient contact in varied circumstances and exposure to infections, contagious diseases, hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes, unpleasant patient or unit elements, and blood-borne disease risks. The role requires judgment and action that could affect patient survival.

Requirements

Current California RN license.
Current CPR certification.
ACLS within 90 days of hire.
Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency in interpreting dysrhythmias by the end of orientation.

Nice To Haves

One year of acute-care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients using the nursing process and knowledge of pathophysiology.
Develop plans of care based on patient assessments and problems, with appropriate interventions.
Organize patient care responsibilities and assign ancillary staff based on their skills and experience.
Provide patient education based on disease and discharge-planning needs, and document that education.
Administer medications safely.
Maintain patient confidentiality and provide information needed for informed consent.
Observe patients’ rights and report incidents of elder abuse when indicated.
Maintain competencies in skills needed for the assigned unit through annual appraisal.
Complete required chart documentation and timely, appropriately routed incident reports.
Maintain current nursing knowledge by attending seminars and in-services and reading journals.
Assist in planning, supervising, and instructing LVNs, CNAs, and students.
Supervise and evaluate RNs, LVNs, and Patient Care Technicians.
Recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias shown on a monitor or printed strip.