Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Telemetry - Full Time 12 Hour Nights (Union)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the patient care team and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in helping provide for patients’ safety, recovery, and comfort. The RN implements the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of the plan as needed. The RN also provides patient education and advocacy and practices in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards. The Registered Nurse supports the department manager and director with quality improvement and unit-service growth, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. RNs exercise decision-making authority over patient care within their scope of practice and patient acuity using the patient classification method. They are expected to practice to the full extent of their legal scope, make judgments based on assessments, and act on those assessments. RNs are accountable for creating a healing environment and supporting patients’ safe passage through their hospital care. This includes preventing harm, educating patients about their conditions and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when and how to report them to caregivers, and providing comfort and compassionate care. The role includes assisting the charge nurse with shift planning, contributing to unit planning and improvement, precepting and validating competency for new hires and new procedures, teaching nursing students, delegating as appropriate to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs, coordinating the assigned team, communicating expectations to assigned staff, and reporting improvement opportunities and unusual events through the chain of command. Other duties may be assigned. This full-time position is for 12-hour night shifts and is union-represented. The stated hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68.
Requirements
- Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
- California Registered Nurse license.
- For ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg, and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (within 30 days of hire).
- BLS and ACLS must be AHA certified; all required certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Nice To Haves
- BSN desired; if not held upon hire, obtaining one within five years is preferred.
- One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.
- Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred, if applicable.
- For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees: two years of orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred.
- Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, or another specialty preferred.
- Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.
Responsibilities
- Implement the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, intervention, evaluation, and revision of the plan as needed.
- Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to caregivers.
- Provide safe, compassionate, and comfortable care while helping create a healing environment and prevent harm.
- Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards.
- Make patient-care judgments and decisions within the RN’s legal scope of practice, education, training, and competency, and act on assessments performed.
- Assist the charge nurse with planning patient care delivery for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
- Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
- Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to manage efficient services and achieve meaningful outcomes.
- Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures.
- Teach nursing students.
- Delegate duties as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs.
- Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations to assigned staff.
- Communicate improvement opportunities and unusual events through the chain of command.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
