Rn Jobs in Los Angeles, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• CPR certification.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team success through role modeling and mentoring.
• Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff members’ skill levels; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
• Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning work.
• Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
• Help foster a culture where learning from mistakes and appropriate risk taking are safe and expected.
• Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services.
• Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
• Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPNs within their scope of practice, as appropriate.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with provider direction and hospital policy, involving patients and families.
• Establish culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
• Analyze the health status of individuals and families against norms when possible to determine care needs.
• Assess and report changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document actions.
• Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
• Pursue lifelong learning, use research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills, and support others’ learning.
• Promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Participate in peer review and seek feedback; identify strengths and areas for professional development.
• Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
• Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
• Communicate compassionately in a patient- and family-centered manner and assess and attempt to resolve concerns.
• Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.