Rn Jobs in Bay Area

About The Position

Requirements

• Completion of a nursing program and an active license.
• New York Registered Nurse credential required.
• 1–3 years of experience working in a clinical environment.
• Knowledge of patient rights and laws related to those rights, such as HIPAA.
• Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions acquired through basic nursing preparation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions, communicating the nursing care plan and pertinent information to the healthcare team, coordinating with other healthcare providers, supporting patients and their families, and conferring with physicians.
• Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting physical condition, psychological status, and relevant social factors, conferring with family and friends, establishing nursing diagnoses and objectives, and defining interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teach patients, families, and friends about care goals, conditions, medications, and self-care skills; answer questions and provide information and resources.
• Evaluate patient care against therapeutic standards and health outcomes; review records, note changing conditions and needs, reevaluate objectives, and modify care plans.
• Maintain quality care in accordance with professional standards, organizational policies and procedures, applicable federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards; maintain cooperative relationships among healthcare team members.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by following infection-control, medication administration and storage, controlled substance, organizational, and legal requirements, and alerting others to potential concerns.
• Document patient care services in patient and department records.
• Protect confidential information and caution others about potential breaches.
• Maintain patient care equipment by following operating instructions and procedures, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Maintain patient care supplies by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and stocking items.
• Improve nursing knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing networks, benchmarking practices, and participating in professional societies.
• Support nursing and organizational success by responding to related, different, and new requests and helping others accomplish work results.