Registered Nurse - Perianesthesia - Full Time - Shift

Kern Medical • Bakersfield, CA

16h

About The Position

Kern Medical is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Perianesthesia service. The role ranges from novice to expert nursing practice and supports the development of nurses with limited experience and returning nurses. The nurse is expected to enhance the nursing profession, improve their own practice, support the professional development of others, provide caring-healing practices, and promote the organization’s and Department of Nursing’s goals. Clinical practice is evaluated and governed through the Chief Nursing Officer or an RN designee.

The nurse provides compassionate, patient- and family-centered care; assesses and documents patient needs and responses; develops and carries out individualized care plans; and evaluates and adjusts interventions. The position requires responding effectively to changes in patient condition, coordinating care with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and advanced practice providers, and educating patients and families. The nurse also supports team development, quality and safety practices, staff orientation and training, professional governance, and continuing education. Other job-related duties may be assigned.

Kern Medical is an acute care teaching center with 222 beds and a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services. The position’s stated estimated pay is $43.5114 to $68.5608 per hour, including a 6% premium. Additional compensation may be available through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. The position may also be eligible for participation and company contributions in the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program; a bachelor’s or associate’s degree is preferred.
• A valid, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license, or an active temporary California RN license.
• Maintain health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center.
• Maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.
• Depending on assignment, possess and maintain specified competency certificates or complete designated education as a condition of employment.
• Knowledge of nursing theory, techniques, and practices; medical terminology, instruments, and equipment; and the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and maintain concise, complete records.
• Demonstrated practical and theoretical knowledge of nursing care for the assigned work area or specialty, including applicable nursing process, leadership and professional development, and unit operations.
• Skill in record maintenance and report writing, using computers and related software, keyboarding, and using standard office equipment.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, exchange information, receive work direction, prepare and maintain records and reports, and establish effective working relationships with staff, hospital employees, patients, and families.
• Depending on work assignment, clinical knowledge and skill in caring for populations served by Kern Medical facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in nursing (preferred).
• At least one year of registered nurse experience for eligibility for the new-hire bonus.

Responsibilities

• Create and sustain compassionate care through authentic engagement with patients and families and by supporting their strengths and healing.
• Collect and document patient data, interpret assessment findings, identify risks, and report variances from normal parameters.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members to develop individualized plans of care.
• Safely implement nursing and physician orders and prioritize appropriate nursing actions.
• Establish nursing diagnoses, develop written plans of care, evaluate interventions, and revise care plans as needed.
• Recognize and manage rapidly changing patient situations, including activating emergency protocols and requesting assistance when appropriate.
• Perform and document the nursing process using critical thinking and nursing judgment, consistent with scientific principles and hospital policy.
• Implement medical and nursing care plans and coordinate patient care activities with nurses, physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers.
• Assess patient and family learning needs, develop teaching plans, and educate them about testing, procedures, disease processes, coping with illness, and health promotion.
• Coordinate and participate in patient care rounds and conferences, and collaborate effectively within the care team.
• Contribute to team building, unit programs, meetings, positive morale, and constructive conflict resolution.
• Assist with staff training and orientation and collaborate with clinicians to manage patient care.
• Maintain quality of care by following therapeutic standards and evidence-based practices and measuring outcomes against care goals and applicable standards.
• Follow infection-control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations to promote patient and employee safety.
• Participate in staff meetings, professional governance councils, nursing practice evaluation and standards development, and nursing recognition and well-being activities.
• Complete required competencies, mandatory classes, and educational coursework; maintain current nursing knowledge and pursue lifelong learning.
• Follow hospital policies and procedures, the RN scope of practice, ANA ethics and practice standards, and the Kern Medical Professional Practice Model.
• Monitor personal and others’ practices for patient and employee safety and compliance, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical knowledge and skill in caring for populations served by Kern Medical facilities.
• Train and orient staff and mentor staff as an experienced clinician and manager of care.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $6,000 new-hire bonus for eligible nurses with at least one year of registered nurse experience.
• 6% new-hire premium; the premium is matched up to 6% if the employee contributes to the Deferred Compensation Plan.
• P.M. shift differential of 10% of base pay for the stated 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift.
• Comprehensive benefits package including holidays, paid time off, retirement, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Potential participation and company contributions in the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan.
• Additional compensation may be available through differentials, incentives, and bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree