RN II Tele Med Surg 3S
About The Position
The Registered Nurse delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment focused on optimal patient outcomes, using sound critical thinking, a patient-first approach, and a commitment to excellence. The position’s listed job functions include identifying and reporting patient abuse or neglect; documenting education about advance directives and coordinating access to those documents; advocating for patients and supporting informed healthcare decisions; formulating and prioritizing nursing diagnoses or patient problem lists; and correctly identifying patients and using aseptic technique to collect, label, and process blood specimens. Performance is evaluated through methods including medical record review, observation, feedback, discussion, and verbalization. St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed acute-care nonprofit hospital in Oxnard, California, serving more than 85,000 patients annually. Its services include emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care.
Requirements
- At least six months of current medical/surgical nursing experience in an acute-care setting or specialty area, upon hire.
- California Registered Nurse (CA RN) license, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Assess, identify, and report patient abuse and neglect, including abuse or neglect involving elders and children, and implement department policies and procedures.
- Document education regarding advance directives upon admission, coordinate efforts to obtain copies for the medical record, and refer questions to Chaplain Services.
- Advocate for patients by initiating action to improve care or address decisions or activities contrary to their interests or wishes, and support informed healthcare decisions.
- Formulate and prioritize nursing diagnoses and patient problem lists based on observation and interpretation of information from the patient and healthcare team within expected time frames.
- Correctly identify patients and use aseptic technique to withdraw, label, and process blood specimens.
- Provide individualized, comprehensive patient care, make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
