RN PRN Days

Kindred Healthcare•Perris, CA

2d•$44 - $56•Onsite

About The Position

Kindred Hospital Riverside is a 40-bed long-term acute care hospital offering extended recovery care. We partner with physicians and provide 24-hour clinical care seven days a week. The hospital includes an eight-bed ICU and one negative pressure room. It is located approximately 20 miles southeast of downtown Riverside, in Perris, with convenient access to local amenities.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) – State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the state of practice. (Required upon hire)
Basic Life Support (BCLS). (Required upon hire)
Must read, write and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). (Preferred upon hire)
Six (6) months of Medical/Surgical nursing experience in an acute care setting. (Preferred)
Experience demonstrating critical thinking, decision-making, and effective prioritization in a fast-paced clinical environment. (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation.
Develops nursing care plans in coordination with patient, family, and interdisciplinary staff.
Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers.
Participates in discharge planning process.
Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
Directs, supervises, provides and evaluates nursing care provided to patients.
Assigns or delegates tasks based on patient needs, potential for harm, complexity of the task, and within the scope of practice of the staff.
Assigns nursing care team members in accordance with patient needs, team member’s capabilities and qualifications.
Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans and other pertinent information.
Performs assessment on all patients on admission and reassessments as per policy.
Makes referrals to other disciplines based on assessment.
Develops nursing care plan of assigned patient on admission, updates plan of care as needed and ensures plan of care is coordinated with patient, family, and other members of the team.
Assesses and reassesses pain, utilizes appropriate pain management techniques, and educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
Revises the plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluates overall plan daily for effectiveness.
Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
Receives physician’s orders, ensures transcription is accurate and documents completion.
Administers medication utilizing the five rights of medication administration.
Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
Assists physicians with examinations, treatments and special procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills within scope of practice.
Performs treatments and provides services to level of licensure.
Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
Interprets data about the patient’s status to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Initiates or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients’ condition.
Answers telephone, paging system, patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs, and makes rounds of assigned patients and responds as appropriate.
Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
Provides end of shift report to oncoming nurse, narcotics are counted, documentation is complete, and physician orders signed off.
Communicates appropriately and clearly to management, co-workers, and physicians.
Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Service/Discharge Planner regarding both in hospital and post discharge needs.
Participates in orientation, instruction/training of new personnel.
Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.