Rn Jobs in Bay Area

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years of job entry and obtain a BSN degree within five years of job entry.
• Current New York State license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
• Specialized certifications as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Prior exposure to an emergency patient care setting through capstone, externship, clinical, or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient interviews, explain policies and procedures, review charts, answer questions, and assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, developmental, and educational needs.
• Assess patients’ health status, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, pain, coping mechanisms, comprehension, cultural and ethnic requirements, and expectations of care; communicate and document findings and plans.
• Identify actual and potential patient problems and outcomes; develop measurable outcome criteria, individualized goals, and prioritized care plans.
• Coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members on patient care and treatment plans.
• Implement, reassess, and revise plans of care; maintain patient safety and provide emotional support to patients and significant others.
• Administer prescribed treatments and medications safely; use patient-care equipment correctly; apply scientific principles and perform procedures safely, timely, and efficiently.
• Observe and document patient condition, treatment, activity, and responses to interventions according to departmental policy; report changes to appropriate care team members, the Patient Care Manager/designee, or physician.
• Respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies and help maintain a calm, quiet, restful environment.
• Participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, provide discharge instructions, and arrange appropriate post-hospital care.
• Measure and document care effectiveness, conduct variance analysis related to outcome data, and design, implement, and evaluate unit care-improvement systems.
• Provide direction to care team members, delegate assignments using clinical judgment, and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
• Interpret and implement physician-prescribed treatment regimens and assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures.
• Perform grade I–IV decubitus care and preventive skin care; apply simple dressings using aseptic technique; apply warm and cold compresses, perform irrigations, and carry out other skin-care procedures as needed.
• Identify medication actions, dosages, side effects, and patient implications; meet the medication administration examination standard and demonstrate preparation of local solutions.
• Educate patients and significant others about medication and food interactions, patients’ conditions, and other relevant care; use available health-teaching resources and evaluate learning through feedback and documentation.
• Perform related duties as required.