RN - 3E GI/GU Progressive Care Unit - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Nights - Full Time - May be eligible for Relocation Bonus

Sharp HealthCare • La Mesa, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families in the 3E GI/GU Progressive Care Unit at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. This is a full-time night-shift position, with shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on a 12-hour schedule and every-other-weekend requirements. On-call work is not required. Hourly pay ranges from $64.210 to $93.760, with placement based on years of RN experience and the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

The RN coordinates and delivers individualized, safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients, including those with complex needs. The role includes assessing and evaluating patients, developing and adjusting care plans with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team, documenting care, delegating tasks appropriately, and supporting patient education, transfers, and discharge planning. The RN may guide coworkers, students, and new nurses, and may assume relief charge nurse responsibilities.

Eligible new hires may qualify for a $5,000 relocation bonus when moving to San Diego. A $2,500 referral bonus is available to eligible internal Sharp employees for a qualified external new-hire referral. Incentive eligibility requirements and exclusions apply.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing school.
• At least 1 year of clinical experience; RNs with less than 12 months of experience must complete new-grad requirements.
• California Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals certification from the American Heart Association.
• Ability to perform the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, and efficient care.
• Competency in all areas of unit skills and some advanced skills.
• Ability to coordinate patient care administered by other members of the care team.
• Ability to use common equipment and medications safely and seek guidance when unfamiliar.
• Ability to recognize inconsistencies in patient care, manage potential complications, organize and prioritize workload, and manage emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate and delegate care responsibilities appropriately to health care team members.

Nice To Haves

• May assist with preceptorship and professional development of new nurses and students.
• May assume responsibility as relief charge nurse.
• Eligible new hires moving to San Diego may qualify for a $5,000 relocation bonus, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Eligible internal Sharp employees may receive a $2,500 referral bonus for a qualified external new-hire referral, subject to eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team, patients, and families through systematic planning and timely communication.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care using the nursing process and critical thinking.
• Identify actual and potential patient problems, recognize changing needs, and adjust interventions and care plans accordingly.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and care team members to develop comprehensive plans of care and make appropriate referrals.
• Provide safe, therapeutic, and efficient care to patients with complex needs, including multi-system disease or treatment complications.
• Document patient care comprehensively and according to applicable department guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Delegate and assign care tasks appropriately, communicate expectations, determine supervision needs, and follow up to ensure tasks are completed.
• Assess the appropriateness of physician orders and question them when appropriate.
• Support coworkers, provide constructive feedback, help improve performance, and share unit-specific information with students and other staff.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families; adapt interventions to social, cultural, spiritual, language, and communication needs.
• Advocate for patients and provide age-appropriate education related to recovery, self-care, end-of-life care, health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
• Coordinate transfer and discharge planning and teaching with the health care team.
• Use common equipment and medications safely and consult others when unfamiliar with them.
• Recognize inconsistencies in care and manage potential complications; organize and prioritize workload and respond confidently to emergencies.
• Participate in quality-improvement initiatives, unit activities, and committees as appropriate, and comply with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Teach skills and coach patients’ families through disease processes; mentor others and support the professional development of nurses and students.
• Promote clinical effectiveness, efficient resource use, and quality care in the practice setting.

Benefits

• Potential $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible new hires moving to San Diego.
• Potential $2,500 employee referral bonus for eligible internal Sharp employees referring a qualified external new hire.

What This Job Offers

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