Registered Nurse - Perianesthesia - Full Time - Shift

Kern Medical • Bakersfield, CA

1d • $44 - $69

About The Position

Kern Medical is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for perianesthesia. The role provides nursing care in accordance with the nursing process, hospital policies, professional standards, and the RN’s California licensure scope. The classification accommodates nurses from novice to expert, including nurses able to orient and support less-experienced or returning nurses. The nurse is expected to support the nursing profession, improve their own practice, contribute to others’ professional development, provide compassionate care, and advance the organization’s and Department of Nursing’s goals.

The nurse assesses and documents patient data, identifies and reports risks or deviations from normal parameters, develops and evaluates individualized care plans, and coordinates care with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and advanced practice providers. The role also includes patient and family education, participation in rounds and team activities, support for staff training and orientation, and adherence to quality, safety, infection-control, medication, and regulatory standards. Nurses complete required competencies and education, maintain current clinical knowledge, and contribute to continuous improvement in patient care and the work environment.

Kern Medical is an acute care teaching center with 222 beds and offers trauma, primary, specialty, and outpatient services. The position’s estimated pay is $43.5114 to $68.5608 per hour; the stated rates include a 6% premium. Additional differentials, incentives, or bonuses may be available. A $6,000 new-hire bonus is offered to eligible candidates with at least one year of registered nurse experience.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited registered nursing program; a Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree is preferred.
• Possess a valid, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license, or an active temporary California RN license.
• Maintain health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center.
• Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.
• Depending on assignment, possess and maintain required certificates of competency or complete designated education.
• Know nursing theory, techniques, and practices; medical terminology, instruments, and equipment; and the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics.
• Demonstrate nursing knowledge and skill appropriate to the assigned work area or specialty, including the nursing process, leadership and professional development, and unit operations.
• Follow oral and written instructions; maintain concise and complete records and reports; and demonstrate standard record-keeping and report-writing techniques.
• Use computers and related software applications, keyboarding, and standard office equipment.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing, exchange information, and receive work direction.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, hospital employees, patients, and families.
• Maintain all health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in nursing is preferred.
• At least one year of registered nurse experience qualifies candidates for the stated new-hire bonus.

Responsibilities

• Create a compassionate, caring environment and build trusting relationships with patients and families.
• Collect and document data for assigned patients, interpret assessment findings, and report deviations from normal parameters and identified risks.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members to develop individualized plans of care and safely implement nursing and physician orders.
• Prioritize nursing actions using education, experience, and assessment data; establish nursing diagnoses, develop written care plans, evaluate interventions, and revise plans as necessary.
• Recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient status, including activating emergency protocols and obtaining assistance when needed.
• Perform and document the nursing process using critical thinking and nursing judgment, consistent with scientific principles and hospital policy.
• Implement medical and nursing care plans and coordinate patient care activities with nurses, physicians, and advanced practice providers.
• Assess patient and family learning needs, develop and deliver education about testing, procedures, disease processes, coping with illness, and health promotion.
• Coordinate and participate in patient care rounds and conferences; collaborate effectively within the care team and contribute to team building and constructive conflict resolution.
• Assist with staff training and orientation and mentor staff as an experienced clinician and manager of care.
• Promote quality of care by following therapeutic standards and evidence-based practices and comparing outcomes with care goals and applicable standards.
• Follow infection-control, medication administration and storage, controlled substance, patient safety, and employee safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in staff meetings, professional governance councils, nursing practice standards development, recognition, and well-being activities.
• Complete required competencies, mandatory classes, and educational coursework; maintain current nursing knowledge and pursue lifelong learning.
• Adhere to hospital policies, the RN scope of practice, the ANA Code of Ethics, ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the KMC Professional Practice Model.
• Monitor own practices and assist in monitoring others for safety and compliance; identify opportunities to improve patient care and the work environment.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $6,000 new-hire bonus for eligible candidates with at least one year of registered nurse experience.
• New-hire premium of 6% of base pay, matched up to 6% if contributed to the Deferred Compensation Plan.
• P.M. shift differential of 10% of base pay for the stated 7:00 PM–7:30 AM shift.
• Comprehensive benefits package including holidays, paid time off, retirement, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Potential participation and company contributions in the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan.
• Additional compensation may be available through differentials, incentives, and bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree