Registered Nurse- 5T Cardiovascular ICCU/PCU

Kaweah Delta Health Care District•Visalia, CA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse protects and promotes health, prevents illness and injury, and alleviates suffering through nursing diagnosis and treatment. The nurse demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting by overseeing the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide holistic care and advocate for patients and families. The role includes direct patient care and, as a team leader, serving as a clinical resource and mentor for staff, supporting unit operations, and coordinating care and patient flow. The position is part-time, benefits eligible, and works a 12-hour night shift in the ICCU-15 department.

Requirements

Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer.
Ability to provide care appropriate to the patient population served, including consideration of cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.

Nice To Haves

BSN or MSN, or current enrollment in an RN-BSN program.

Responsibilities

Follow the nursing Code of Ethics and demonstrate professional conduct and respectful interactions with coworkers.
Identify high-risk patients and initiate appropriate interventions, including referrals to ancillary departments.
Protect patient confidentiality and advocate for patients, supporting their autonomy, dignity, rights, and ability to advocate for themselves.
Use the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, outcome identification, implementation, and evaluation.
Collect and review clinical data to monitor the quality and effectiveness of nursing care; recommend and implement improvements to nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Assist in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and practice guidelines to improve care quality.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams, quality improvement studies, task forces, and committees; share study and audit findings and apply improvement recommendations.
Collaborate and communicate with patients, families, and healthcare providers; involve patients in care planning and decisions and make referrals to support continuity of care.
Serve as a primary clinical resource, role model, and mentor for unit staff; support preceptors and new employees and provide input on employee evaluations.
Represent the Nurse Manager in their absence and provide staff leadership through problem-solving and decision-making.
Make and adjust staff assignments according to staff abilities and patient needs; coordinate admissions and transfers with relevant leaders.
Ensure shift reports begin on time, monitor breaks to maintain adequate staffing, and communicate next-shift staffing needs.
Assign and ensure completion of equipment checks, including PCX controls, crash cart, refrigerator temperatures, red books, and narcotic counts.
Coordinate care during high-risk or emergent situations and keep the Nurse Manager, Director, or Nursing Supervisor informed about critical patients and unit issues.
Promote collaboration and communication among staff, physicians, other providers, and departments; ensure patient care issues are documented and reported, including appropriate Statements of Concern.
Use the medical staff and Kaweah Health chain of command; guide employees and alert the Nurse Manager to counseling needs.
Provide patient care as needed and make fiscally responsible decisions about staffing and patient supplies.
Provide care appropriate to the population served, considering patients' growth and development and their cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.