Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry - Full Time 12 Hour Day Shift (Union)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the patient care team and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in promoting patient safety, recovery, and comfort. The role implements the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, intervention, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed. The nurse also provides patient education and advocacy and practices in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards. The Registered Nurse supports the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. Nurses exercise decision-making authority for patient care within their scope of practice and patient acuity using the patient classification method. They are accountable for providing a healing environment, preventing harm, supporting safe passage through the hospital episode of care, educating patients about their condition and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and reporting, and providing compassionate care. The role includes assisting the charge nurse with shift care planning, contributing to unit planning and improvement, precepting and competency validation, teaching nursing students, delegating as appropriate, coordinating the assigned team, and communicating expectations, improvement opportunities, and unusual events through the chain of command.
Requirements
- Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
- California Registered Nurse License.
- For 6th Floor Med/Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certification within 30 days of hire; BLS and ACLS must be AHA certified.
- All certifications must be active effective the date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Nice To Haves
- BSN desired; if not held upon hire, obtaining one within five years is preferred.
- One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.
- For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees, two years of Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred.
- Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, or another specialty preferred.
- Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.
- Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred, if applicable.
Responsibilities
- Implement the nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed.
- Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns.
- Deliver safe, compassionate, comfort-focused care and help provide a healing environment and safe passage through the hospital episode of care.
- Practice within legal scope and competency and comply with applicable regulatory requirements and standards.
- Assist the charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift.
- Contribute to overall unit planning, quality improvement, and improvement of unit services.
- Precept new hires and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures.
- Teach nursing students.
- Delegate duties to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs as indicated.
- Coordinate the assigned team.
- Communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and reporting back, and communicate improvement opportunities and unusual events through the chain of command.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
