RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Part-time, Day Shift

Adventist Health

3d

About The Position

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Adventist Health Sierra Vista has been providing care to our community since 1959. Our 162-bed acute care facility includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and county designated trauma center. San Luis Obispo offers the excitement of a lively community while being a fifteen-minute drive from the serenity of Avila Beach, known for their natural hot springs, and Pismo Beach, known for their sand dunes and eucalyptus trees. Featuring a charming downtown, comfortable coastal weather, idyllic views, and an active lifestyle San Luis Obispo offers much to be had. Job Summary: Manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. Develops and implements plan of care and ensures quality assurance. Makes initial and ongoing assessment of the patient needs, identifies changes and trends in various physical and emotional parameters to ensure expected outcomes. Provides clinical leadership and expertise in a specialty. Facilitates excellence in nursing practice through mentoring and education at the bedside, staff meetings, and select committees. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff and coordinates care with ancillary personnel utilizing professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing: Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the state of practice: Required
• AHA-BLS or ARC-BLS: Required
• AHA-PALS or ARC-PALS: Required
• AHA-NRP or ARC-NALS: Required

Nice To Haves

• Two years' clinical nursing experience: Preferred
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops a prioritized interdisciplinary plan of care, which is individualized, updated and documented, on each patient to guide the delivery of nursing care. The plans include the developmental needs of the age-specific population served and include the patient in this planning process. Revises the plan to meet changing needs of patients assigned.
• Collaborates with physicians in the diagnosis, evaluation and management of surgery patients.
• Performs routine follow-up care after review of patient care needs, determining the daily plan of care for each patient. Reviews patient progress throughout the day with adjustment of the care plan.
• Communicates with patients including answering questions, scheduling and/or doing consults, scheduling surgery and overnight stays, ordering implants and surgical garments, and providing information to patient on recovery.
• Performs pre-operative history and patient education. Identified patient/caregiver learning needs and assesses associated knowledge, skill level and readiness for learning.
• Participates in discharge planning with patients, physicians, social workers, patient education, utilization review and other personnel as appropriate.
• Consistently documents pertinent information based on changes in patient condition/response and on the care given, as outlined in the patient care plan. Completes all nursing forms accurately and in a timely manner. Transcribes and notes physician orders accurately.
• Participates in the educating the medical and nursing staff.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees