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About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from Registered Nurse Program
• California Registered Nurse License
• BLS (AHA certified)
• ACLS (AHA certified)
• NIHSS (within 30 days of hire)
• All certifications must be active effective date of hire/transfer unless otherwise indicated

Nice To Haves

• BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred)
• 1 year clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred
• Experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred (if applicable)
• For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: 1 year Nursing experience in an acute care setting such as the ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred
• For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: 1 year+ IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred
• For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees: Two years’ experience with Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing preferred
• For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees: Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred
• Certification in clinical specialty or management desired

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team in providing for the safety, recovery and comfort of patients
• Implement the nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnosis, developing the plan of care and the education plan; implementation of interventions, evaluation of interventions and revision of plan as needed)
• Provide education and advocacy
• Practice in compliance with regulatory requirements including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, DNV-GL/NIAHO standards, etc.
• Support department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services
• Provide leadership in collaboration with co-workers and other departments
• Manage efficient services with meaningful and valuable outcomes
• Make judgments and decisions about patient care and to act on the assessments performed
• Provide a healing environment for recovery and safe passage of patients through their episode of care in the hospital
• Prevent harm to patients
• Educate the patient about their condition and implementation of self-care actions
• Educate about abnormal findings and when and how to report to their care-giver
• Provide comfort and compassionate care
• Assist charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift
• Contribute to overall unit planning and improvement
• Precept and competency validate new hires and to new procedures
• Teach nursing students
• Delegate as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs
• Coordinate assigned team
• Communicate expectations to assigned staff (interventions; report back; etc.)
• Communicate improvement opportunities; information through chain of command; unusual events
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities
• Equal opportunity employer