Registered Nurse - Surgical Stepdown/Transplant - 6NE - 12-Hour Nights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse on 6NE, a 24-bed cardiovascular surgical stepdown unit, provides care for stable cardiac surgical patients requiring close heart-rhythm monitoring and for solid-organ transplant patients, including thoracic surgery, post-VATS or lung-volume-reduction, vascular, and post-cardiac-surgery patients. Nurses work with a multidisciplinary team and participate in team rounds. The RN is accountable for applying the nursing process and delivering care to the specialty patient population. Responsibilities include documenting direct and indirect care; supporting patient safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection; educating patients; administering medications and therapeutic agents; performing skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and peripheral venous access; assessing patients and responding to abnormal findings or emergencies; and planning individualized care. The RN also coordinates reporting, referrals, and care according to standardized procedures, and adapts care to patients’ cultural, spiritual, age-related, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, educational, family, and condition-related needs.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Current California State RN License.
- Current American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support certification, with an expiration date at least 60 days after the hire date.
- At least 1 year of recent acute RN experience in the specialty.
- Working knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice.
- Demonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and healthcare colleagues.
- For Registered Nurse III, at least 3 years of recent acute RN experience.
Nice To Haves
- BSN or higher preferred.
- For RN III, specialty certification; external applicants may obtain it within one year of hire.
Responsibilities
- Apply the nursing process and deliver patient care to the specialty patient population.
- Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services to support patient safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection in a timely manner.
- Educate patients about disease prevention and restorative measures.
- Administer medications and therapeutic agents needed to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitation plans of care.
- Perform skin tests, immunizations, and phlebotomy, and initiate peripheral venous access.
- Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications or treatments, behavior, and physical condition; determine normal versus abnormal findings and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
- Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations.
- Provide appropriate reporting, referrals, and care in accordance with standardized procedures, including for special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Identify patients’ readiness to learn and ability to follow instructions and give consent; assess safety concerns in light of age and developmental considerations.
- Identify and make adjustments for patients’ cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family, and condition-related needs.
- Attend multidisciplinary team rounds and provide comprehensive care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Benefits
- Employee Referral Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
