RN Med Surg 3 East - Full Time, Night Shift

Adventist Health•Marysville, CA

2d•$71 - $93

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated shift. The nurse prescribes care using the nursing process, consistent with the medical plan of care and informed by the patient and significant others. The position collaborates with physicians and other health care team members and coordinates care for patients of any age, depending on the assigned unit. It incorporates teaching and discharge planning into the overall plan of care and delegates appropriate aspects of care to nursing staff according to their clinical competence and legal scope of practice. This is a union-represented position.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
ACLS certification at hire and demonstrated dysrhythmia competency during orientation, except for Obstetrics and NICU departments.
Must receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
Acute care facility experience.
MICN and CEN certifications for the Emergency Department.
PICC competence for Procedures Nurse Interventional Radiology RNs.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, evaluate effectiveness and patient progress, and modify plans as needed.
Consider patients’ age-specific, cultural, and spiritual needs and collaborate with other disciplines on care plans.
Apply knowledge of illnesses, injuries, diseases, developmental stages, and pharmacology when delivering care and administering medications and IV therapy.
Educate patients and families throughout care, assess learning needs, select suitable teaching methods, and evaluate understanding.
Respond to patient emergencies and disasters according to protocols, and report observations, reactions, and problems promptly.
Oversee care delivery and address errors to help ensure patient safety and wellbeing.
Use sound clinical judgment and problem-solving, set care priorities, respond to workload changes, and ensure continuity of care by following physician orders and treatment plans.
Advocate for patients and preserve their rights.
Delegate appropriately to CNAs and student nurses based on competence, and practice within the California Nurse Practice Act and legal scope of practice.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, physicians, and coworkers.
Document assessments, nursing interventions, and care provided.
Perform technical patient care, administer medications and IVs, conduct emergency procedures such as CPR, and assess patient responses.
Use patient-care equipment safely, including electric beds, infusion pumps, mechanical lifts, suction devices, physiologic monitors, and traction equipment.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.