SEASONAL REGISTERED NURSE - Med/Surg - Per Diem - Days

Sierra View Medical•Porterville, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides holistic, individualized care for patients routinely seen on the Med/Surg unit, under the general direction of the Unit Director, Clinical Manager, and Charge Nurse. The RN independently uses the Nursing Process and demonstrates clinical competency, sound nursing judgment, teaching skills, and a commitment to improving patient care. The role includes performing general and unit-specific clinical skills and assessing, treating, and caring for patients across age groups, from newborns through geriatric patients. This is a seasonal per-diem assignment lasting 8 or 13 weeks. The nurse is required to work three scheduled 12-hour shifts per week, from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. The position may require holidays, callbacks, weeknights, weekends, and on-call work. The RN must also participate as directed in emergencies and community disasters, including during unscheduled hours, as a designated disaster service worker under the California Emergency Services Act. The RN is expected to work effectively under pressure, meet competing deadlines, cooperate with colleagues and supervisors, and report perceived misconduct or potential violations of applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or organizational standards.

Requirements

Current California Registered Nurse licensure.
Current BLS certification, or obtain it during orientation and before hands-on patient care.
At least 1 year of experience as an RN in Med/Surg.
Work three scheduled 12-hour shifts per week during an 8- or 13-week seasonal assignment.
Ability to work the stated shift of 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.; holidays, callbacks, weeknights, weekends, and on-call work may be required.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence if required.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions and percentages, if required.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to work under pressure, meet multiple and competing deadlines, and cooperate with colleagues and supervisors.
Ability to assess and care for patients across age groups, including geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric, and newborn patients.

Responsibilities

Assess, treat, and provide care appropriate to the ages and needs of patients served; obtain and interpret information about patient needs and apply knowledge of growth and development.
Use holistic assessment skills to recognize subtle, covert, or abnormal signs and symptoms, including patient or significant-other involvement, discharge, psychosocial, biophysical, environmental, and teaching needs.
Identify nursing diagnoses and interdependent nursing problems, select applicable nursing care standards, and recognize issues that may affect shared goals.
Develop a patient-specific care plan using interdependent nursing standards and accounting for discharge needs of complex or multisystem patients.
Provide nursing care according to clinical policies, procedures, and standards, including safe medication administration, equipment troubleshooting, and clinical problem solving.
Ensure nursing care is consistent with the Nursing Plan of Care, Medical Plan of Care, and patients’ ages.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the Plan of Care and communicate findings and recommendations for future care through exchange reports and current documentation.
Communicate changes in or evaluations of patient status, with supporting information, to physicians or the health care team as appropriate.
Adhere to Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements within the scope of practice.
Document care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and established documentation standards.
Demonstrate knowledge of medications, including the use, actions, and interactions of drugs for patients with multisystem problems.
Follow infection-prevention practices, including protocols or procedures for central lines and indwelling Foley catheters.
Report quality or Risk Management issues through appropriate administrative or clinical channels.
Maintain current knowledge of health care trends affecting nursing practice on the unit.
Uphold the California Nursing Practice Act and provide evidence of adherence to the ANA Code of Ethics.
Attend work on site and arrive on time.
Participate as directed in emergencies and community disasters, including during unscheduled hours.
Report perceived misconduct or actual or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or organizational standards.