Registered Nursing-Skilled Nursing Care

Sherman Oaks Hospital•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care within their scope of practice in the Subacute setting. The role is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Registered Nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards in the Subacute Unit. They are directly accountable for care provided to assigned patients and communicate with physicians, the Subacute Unit Director, Charge RN, and coworkers about changes in clinical condition, including cardiac and respiratory monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms. The nurse responds quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment, collaborates across departments to support quality care and efficient patient flow, and helps maintain unit organization. The role also requires adherence to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures, participation in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services, and serving as a resource for other personnel as appropriate. Sherman Oaks Hospital is a 153-bed, not-for-profit acute-care community hospital in Sherman Oaks, California, with more than 500 employees. It provides 24/7 emergency care and specialized medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.

Requirements

Current and valid state Registered Nurse license.
Current BLS (AHA) certification upon hire and maintained current.
Minimum six months of experience in an acute or subacute care setting.

Nice To Haves

Current ACLS (AHA) certificate upon hire preferred.
Current PALS (AHA) certificate upon hire preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within scope of practice in the Subacute setting.
Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
Maintain professional nursing care standards in the Subacute Unit and remain accountable for care given to assigned patients.
Communicate changes in patient clinical condition, monitoring, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians, the Subacute Unit Director, Charge RN, and coworkers.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
Collaborate with other departments and coworkers to provide quality care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization.
Adhere to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures.
Participate in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services.
Act as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.