RN II - Med/Surg (CNA), Full Time, Night Shift

Adventist Health

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Health Sierra Vista is a 162-bed acute care facility on California’s Central Coast, with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a county-designated trauma center. The RN II – Med/Surg is responsible for planning, coordinating, and providing nursing care to patients on the medical/surgical unit. The role addresses the age-related physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including patients with hearing, learning, or physical disabilities. The position is represented by CNA. The nurse provides care in stable and emergent situations, develops multidisciplinary, goal-oriented care plans, educates patients and families, delegates tasks to ancillary personnel, and evaluates and documents care. The role also participates in onboarding and training and identifies opportunities to improve care, services, and unit operations. Adventist Health requires associates to receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply. The organization participates in E-Verify.

Requirements

Associate degree (A.S.) or equivalent required.
One year of medical-surgical experience required.
Current RN license in the state of practice required.
Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and provide nursing care to medical/surgical patients.
Provide appropriate nursing interventions in stable and emergent situations.
Address patients’ age-related physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs, including those of adolescent, adult, geriatric, and disabled patients.
Perform routine nursing skills, including medication administration, intravenous therapy and blood products, care and maintenance of indwelling catheters and drains, and safe use of medical equipment routinely used in the medical/surgical setting.
Initiate a multidisciplinary, goal-oriented care plan in collaboration with the health care team and provide care based on that plan.
Manage epidurals, care for acute postoperative wounds, use sterile technique, and assess vascular patency.
Educate patients and families using teaching methods appropriate to the patient’s age, condition, culture, and learning readiness.
Delegate patient care tasks to ancillary personnel according to individual competency and scope of practice.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care and document nursing care accurately, legibly, and promptly, including patient responses to medications, treatments, and procedures.
Participate in orientation and training of new employees, students, and ancillary staff.
Identify and communicate opportunities to improve care, services, and unit operations; remain open to change and new unit goals.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.