RN Onc Tele FT Nights

Trane Technologies•Fountain Valley, CA

About The Position

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its oncology/telemetry unit on the night shift. The nurse assesses patients and their families, develops and updates individualized care plans, implements physician orders and nursing interventions, evaluates patient responses, and communicates changes to the healthcare team. The role includes team leadership and delegation, patient and family education, discharge planning, participation in quality assurance and staff activities, and unit-specific care such as monitoring neurological and cardiac status, maintaining intravenous lines, recognizing life-threatening arrhythmias, and performing point-of-care testing. A sign-on bonus of up to $30,000 is available for experienced registered nurses.

Requirements

Knowledge necessary to obtain an RN license in California and a current California RN license.
Initial Dysrhythmia Recognition within 90 days of hire.
NIHSS within 90 days of hire.
American Heart Association BLS and ACLS.
Meet the physical and mental requirements identified by the physical activity evaluation form.

Nice To Haves

Recent acute care experience in telemetry.

Responsibilities

Interview patients and their families or significant others to develop a nursing history and identify care needs.
Correlate medical and nursing plans of care, identify abnormal diagnostic data or clinical changes, and report them to appropriate personnel.
Develop and update individualized nursing care plans, document patient problems and needs, and involve patients and families in care planning.
Establish short- and long-term goals and identify when other disciplines should be involved in care.
Initiate discharge planning upon admission.
Perform common nursing procedures and implement changes in physician orders in a timely manner.
Explain treatments and procedures, provide patient and family education, and promote patient safety, cleanliness, and comfort.
Initiate emergency procedures within the scope of practice and hospital policy, prioritize care, and deliver care based on patient needs.
Evaluate patient responses to nursing care and revise care as needs change; communicate changes and care provided to the healthcare team.
Recognize changes in patients' physiological, psychological, and psychosocial status.
Lead and delegate nursing care, assign tasks appropriately, and guide team members according to their skills and abilities.
Maintain awareness of legal aspects of hospital nursing; conduct and attend patient care conferences; assist with orientation or precept new personnel; set goals; and participate in quality assurance programs.
Manage patients as a team leader or primary caregiver and assess signs and symptoms of conditions including CVA, pulmonary edema, MI, CHF, PE, and respiratory distress.
Assess neurological status, including cognitive levels, in post-head-injury patients.
Maintain intravenous lines and fluids, including CVP lines, Hickman catheters, mini infusers, hyperalimentation, and dialysis catheters.
Document the effectiveness of nursing care, including pain management and response to treatments such as wound care.
Use basic computer entry, apply monitor leads, recognize life-threatening arrhythmias and respond appropriately, and perform point-of-care testing.
Contribute to the team concept, participate in group projects and staff meetings, and assist coworkers when needed.
Meet the physical and mental requirements identified by the physical activity evaluation form.