Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry - Full Time 12 Hour Day Shift (Union)
About The Position
As an integral member of the patient care team, the Registered Nurse supports the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team to provide for patient safety, recovery, and comfort. The nurse implements the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, intervention, evaluation, and revision of the plan as needed. The role 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. The nurse exercises decision-making authority for patient care within the scope of practice and for patient acuity using the patient classification decision-making method. RNs are expected to practice within their legal scope based on education, training, and competency, make judgments about patient care, and act on their assessments. RNs are accountable for providing a healing environment and safe passage through the hospital episode of care, preventing harm, educating patients about their condition and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when and how to report them to caregivers, and providing comfort and compassionate care. Executive functions include assisting the charge nurse with shift planning, contributing to unit planning and improvement, precepting and validating competencies for new hires and procedures, teaching nursing students, delegating as indicated to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs, coordinating the assigned team, and communicating expectations, improvement opportunities, and unusual events through the chain of command. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
- California Registered Nurse License.
- For 6th Floor Med/Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certification (NIHSS may be obtained within 30 days of hire).
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications, when required for the applicable department, must be AHA certified.
- All required certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Nice To Haves
- BSN desired; if not held upon hire, obtaining it within five years is preferred.
- One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.
- For the 6th Floor Med/Surg role: 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 assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of the plan as needed.
- Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about the patient’s condition, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report findings to a caregiver.
- Provide a healing environment, promote patient safety and recovery, prevent harm, and provide comfort and compassionate care.
- Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and within the legal scope of practice based on education, training, and competency.
- Make patient-care judgments and decisions and act on assessments performed.
- Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
- Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes.
- Assist the charge nurse with planning patient-care delivery for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
- Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures.
- Teach nursing students.
- Delegate work as indicated to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs.
- Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations, 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
No Education Listed
