$ REGISTERED NURSE - Endoscopy - Full Time - Variable

Sierra View Medical•Porterville, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Endoscopy independently provides holistic, individualized patient care using the Nursing Process under the general direction of the Unit Director, Clinical Manager, and Charge Nurse. The nurse demonstrates clinical competency, sound nursing judgment, teaching skills, and a commitment to improving patient-care quality, and independently performs general and unit-specific clinical skills. The position contributes positively to Sierra View Medical Center’s Department of Patient Care Services and the nursing profession. The nurse assesses, treats, and provides care appropriate to the ages and needs of patients served, which may include geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric, and newborn patients. The role requires understanding growth and development and the range of treatment needs across patient groups. The employee must work scheduled hours that may include holidays, weeknights, weekends, call-backs, and on-call shifts, and participate as directed in emergencies and community disasters, including as a designated disaster service worker under the California Emergency Services Act. The employee is also responsible for reporting perceived misconduct and working cooperatively under pressure while meeting competing deadlines. The position requires current California Registered Nurse licensure and current BLS certification, or obtaining BLS during orientation before hands-on patient care. ACLS must be maintained or obtained within six months of assignment to the department, subject to the Department Director’s discretion. Basic computer skills and the ability to read, write, calculate, and apply common-sense reasoning in standardized situations are required. The posting identifies full-time employment, variable eight-hour shifts, and on-call duties. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered to candidates with at least three years of RN experience; the role may also qualify for an employee referral bonus.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of California.
Current BLS certification, or ability to obtain it during orientation and before hands-on patient care.
ACLS certification maintained or obtained within six months of assignment to the department; the time frame is at the Department Director’s discretion.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence if required.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions and percentages, if required.
Ability to understand and carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions using common sense.
Ability to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
Ability to work scheduled hours that may include holidays, weeknights, weekends, call-backs, and on-call shifts, and to participate as directed in emergencies and community disasters.
At least three years of RN experience to qualify for the stated $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

Assess, treat, and provide care appropriate to the ages and needs of patients served, interpreting information about patient needs and applying knowledge of growth and development.
Use holistic assessment skills to identify patient, significant-other, discharge, psychosocial, biophysical, environmental, and teaching needs.
Identify nursing diagnoses and interdependent nursing problems, and select applicable nursing care standards.
Develop a care plan tailored to the individual patient, including relevant interdependent nursing standards and discharge needs of complex or multi-system patients.
Provide nursing care according to clinical policies, procedures, and standards, including safe medication administration, equipment troubleshooting, and clinical problem solving.
Ensure nursing care is consistent with the Nursing Plan of Care, Medical Plan of Care, and the ages of patients served.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the Plan of Care, communicate findings through exchange reports, and recommend future care consistent with current documentation.
Communicate patient-status evaluations or changes, with supporting information, to physicians or the health care team as appropriate.
Adhere to Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and applicable scope-of-practice requirements.
Document care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and established documentation standards.
Demonstrate knowledge of the use, actions, and interactions of medications for patients with multi-system problems.
Complete required unit-specific performance criteria checklists.
Follow infection-prevention practices, including standardized protocols or procedures related to central lines and indwelling Foley catheters.
Report quality or risk-management issues through appropriate administrative or clinical channels.
Maintain current knowledge of health care trends affecting nursing practice on the unit.
Uphold the California Nursing Practice Act and the ANA Code of Ethics.
Attend work on site and arrive on time.
Work scheduled hours that may include holidays, weeknights, weekends, call-backs, and on-call shifts; participate as directed in emergencies and community disasters.
Report perceived misconduct, including actual or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or organizational standards.
Work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisors, including under pressure and while meeting competing deadlines.