RN - 5E Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Nights - Full Time - May be eligible for Relocation Incentive

Sharp HealthCare•La Mesa, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families. This role involves utilizing the nursing process and critical thinking to provide individualized, goal-directed care consistent with current safety standards. The position requires active communication with the care team, problem-solving, and collaboration with patients, families, and other team members to develop comprehensive care plans. The RN will also act as a preceptor/teacher for other nurses and may be responsible for relief charge nurse duties. The role emphasizes accountability for achieving patient outcomes, accurate documentation, and participation in quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Graduate of nursing school.
1 Year clinical experience
California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee provides certificate -REQUIRED
NIHSS is required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

New Hire Incentives for FT $5k in Relocation Bonus for new hires moving to San Diego
$2,500 Referral Bonus for Internal Sharp employees only (for a qualified external new hire referral); Name of employee referring must be listed on the application.
Eligibility Requirements: Minimum 1 year of related experience
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives: Current Sharp employees
Rehires/Reinstates that are rejoining the organization less than 12 months from last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare
Employee Referral Incentive Eligibility: Referral must list the name of the Sharp employee that referred them on the job application.
External referrals only
If referring a former Sharp employee – must be more than 12 months since last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare at the time of referral.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
Utilize the nursing process and critical thinking to provide individualized, goal-directed care.
Focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
Actively communicate with the care team to plan patient care.
Utilize available resources to problem-solve and determine the most effective approach to action.
Identify actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
Continuously evaluate interventions and care, adjusting the plan as patient and family needs change.
Identify the need for referrals based on initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
Collaborate with patient, family, and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
Prioritize demand for resources and collaborate with others to meet individualized patient needs.
Act as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
Implement safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with complex needs.
Demonstrate accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
Document per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
Delegate/assign and communicate expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
Assess appropriateness of physician orders and question physicians when appropriate.
Help coworkers improve performance, offer assistance and support, and provide positive feedback.
Provide unit-specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and document appropriately.
Provide incidental teaching to members of the team.
Look for and apply ways to improve work processes and systems.
Offer and accept constructive feedback/criticism.
Seek out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
Establish a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
Anticipate problems in establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship and take actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction.
Analyze social/cultural variables and adapt nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.
Serve as a patient advocate.
Provide age-appropriate patient education.
Coordinate transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Collaborate with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials.
Demonstrate flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.
Independently perform the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care.
Perform safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision.
Demonstrate competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills.
May teach some skills competencies.
Coordinate patient care administered by other members of the care team.
May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students.
Use common equipment and medications safely and consult others when unfamiliar.
Recognize inconsistencies in patient care and manage potential complications.
Demonstrate consistent organization and prioritization of workload, confident management of emergency situations.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
Comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
Demonstrate professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate.
Teach skills as necessary.
Coordinate patient care administered by other nursing staff.
Utilize a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family through disease process/experience.
Promote clinical effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care.
Transfer knowledge and mentor others to improve clinical practice.
Demonstrate complex problem solving and the use of critical thinking skills.