RN IMC - New to Specialty

HCA Healthcare•Riverside, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Riverside Community Hospital is hiring experienced Registered Nurses for its New to Specialty program in Intermediate Care (IMC). The program is intended for experienced RNs transitioning into a new clinical specialty, offering an opportunity to expand their career path and develop specialized expertise. The available specialty shift is nights. Attendance is required at all scheduled program training and educational sessions. The Registered Nurse is a member of the patient care team and provides competent, individualized patient care. The RN coordinates care and delegates responsibilities to team members within their scope of practice and competencies. The role includes assessing patients, advocating for patients and their families, developing and updating plans of care, applying knowledge of disease processes and treatments, reviewing and transcribing physician orders, and coordinating transfers and discharges. Riverside Community Hospital is a 542-bed, full-service acute care hospital in the Inland Empire. It has the region’s largest Emergency Room and a Level I Trauma Center, and is a STEMI receiving center, accredited Chest Pain Center, and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Its centers of excellence include the HeartCare Institute and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse license from the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of California.
Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BCLS certification.
Current American Heart Association ACLS certification.
At least one year of acute-care hospital experience in IMC, Progressive Care, or Step Down.

Nice To Haves

National RN certification preferred.
Critical Care or Telemetry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients initially upon admission to the unit and continually according to patient needs, changes in condition, or unit and department standards.
Advocate for patients and their families or significant others regarding decisions that affect the plan of care.
Develop, implement, and modify patients’ plans of care according to their progress.
Demonstrate knowledge of disease processes, treatments, interventions, and responses based on age specificity and each patient’s needs, condition, impairment, or disability.
Review physician orders and accurately transcribe them to the MAR; initiate STAT orders immediately.
Assess, collaborate, report, and coordinate patient transfer or discharge planning needs and readiness with the healthcare team and the patient’s family or significant other.
Coordinate patient care and delegate responsibilities to team members within their scope of practice and competencies.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Legal counseling, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, consumer discounts, and preferred banking partnerships.