RN - Surgery, Specialty Bakersfield, Per Diem, Variable Shift
Adventist Health•Bakersfield, CA
•$50 - $74•Onsite
About The Position
Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield, formerly known as Bakersfield Heart Hospital since 1999, is expanding its legacy of exceptional heart care to better serve Kern County. The facility is a 47-bed hospital with three operating rooms, four cardiac catheterization labs, and offers a range of specialty services. Bakersfield, as one of America's fastest-growing cities, provides affordable housing, pleasant weather, quality education, and is conveniently located near national parks, the Central California Coast, and Southern California attractions.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Required
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support): Required
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
- Acute care facility experience: Preferred
Responsibilities
- Delivers coordinated nursing care for a patient or an assigned group of patients according to established standards of care and the nursing process.
- Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff.
- Coordinates care with other disciplines while utilizing critical thinking, professional and supervisory discretion, and independent judgment.
- Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
- Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnosis and care issues.
- Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain outcomes.
- Implements the plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
- Evaluates progress toward attaining outcomes.
- Identifies outcomes for the patient or the patient's situation.
- Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
- Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.
- Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
- Participates in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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Career Level
Mid Level
