Registered Nurse (RN) -Observation Unit

Prime Healthcare • Redding, CA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN provides direct patient care within the scope of practice, directs and guides patient and family teaching, and guides the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the DOU. The RN is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. The RN communicates with physicians about changes in a patient’s clinical condition, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. The RN maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Shasta Regional Medical Center is a 226-bed acute care facility serving Northern California and offering a comprehensive range of services. It is part of Prime Healthcare and describes its care as patient-centered, delivered with compassion, dignity, and respect for patients and their families.

Requirements

• Current and valid State RN License.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days upon hire and maintain it current.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining DOU standards of care.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

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