Registered Nurse, Ob/Gyn Clinic

Sutter Health•Elk Grove, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care to clinic patients and their families. The role uses comprehensive patient assessment, development and implementation of nursing care plans, patient education, and ongoing evaluation to deliver holistic, individualized care. The nurse develops, implements, and coordinates an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that accounts for psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors. The role fosters collaborative relationships among patients, families and support groups, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely, effective communication. The nurse adheres to policies, industry standards, best practices, applicable laws and regulations, and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience, and engages in continued growth and development in professional nursing practice. This is a day-shift, full-time, limited-term (fixed-term) position with 40 weekly hours, scheduled for eight-hour days Monday through Friday. Weekend work is not required. The listed pay range is $71.72 to $100.40 per hour; actual starting pay may vary based on factors including experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package. Employees may handle hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs and must manage them in accordance with applicable NIOSH identification and USP 800 guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
California Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and competence in nursing theories, concepts, and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, patient-care and privacy best practices, and changes in local, state, and federal regulations.
Written and verbal communication skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
Basic knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook) and electronic health records.
Ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to meet objectives and deadlines.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including managing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
Ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
Ability to build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect patient care to clinic patients and their families.
Assess patients comprehensively and develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans.
Provide patient education and holistic, individualized care.
Develop, implement, and coordinate interdisciplinary plans of care that account for patients’ psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors.
Maintain collaborative relationships with patients, their families or support groups, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communication.
Follow policies, industry standards, best practices, applicable laws and regulations, and codes to promote quality and reliable patient care.
Protect the privacy of each patient’s protected health information.
Engage in ongoing professional growth and development in nursing practice.
If handling hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs, manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer them in accordance with applicable NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.