Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Conifer Health Solutions • Joshua Tree, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides high quality professional nursing services in a medical and surgical environment.

Requirements

• Current CA RN license
• Current CPR Certification
• ACLS within 90 days of hire
• Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency in interpretation of dysrhythmias by the end of orientation.
• 1 year Acute Care experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and the path physiology disease.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process and utilizes it in assessment of path physiology disease.
• Develops a plan of care based on assessments of patient problems with appropriate interventions.
• Organizes patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience.
• Provides patient education based on disease and discharge of planning needs.
• Administers medications safely.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information to patients when needed for Informed Consent.
• Observes patient’s rights, confidentiality & reports incidents of elder abuse when indicated.
• Achieves and maintains competencies in skills needed for the unit assigned.
• Completes documentation as required for chart documents and unusual occurrences (Incident Reports).
• Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars, in-services, and journal reading.
• Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVN’s, CNA’s and students.
• Supervises and evaluates RN’s, LVN’s and Patient Care Technicians.
• Knowledge of patient’s rights, confidentiality, & Elder Abuse Reporting requirements.
• Observes Patients’ Bill of Rights & reports incidents of Elder Abuse, if indicated.
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias displayed on a monitor and/or printed strip.

What This Job Offers

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