Rn Jobs in Los Angeles, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or must obtain within one month of hire.
• Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs.
• Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Completion of a Periop capstone preferred.
• All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.
• Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by utilizing the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Assessment: The registered nurse collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or situation
• Diagnosis: The RN analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual and potential diagnoses or the issues.
• Outcomes Identification: The RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
• Planning: The RN develops and modifies a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
• Implementation: The RN implements the identified plan.
• Coordination of Care: The RN coordinates care delivery and transitions in care.
• Health Teaching and Health Promotion: The RN employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Evaluation: The RN evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to: ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health.
• The RN is expected to engage in professional role activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position.
• The RN is accountable to for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and ultimately to society.
• Ethics: The RN practices ethically.
• Culturally congruent practice: The RN practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communication: The RN communicates effectively in all areas of practice
• Collaboration: The RN collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Leadership: The RN leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Education: the RN seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research: The RN integrates evidence and research findings into practice
• Quality of Practice: The RN contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Professional Practice Evaluation: The RN evaluates owns' and others' nursing practice.
• Resource Utilization: The RN utilizes appropriate resources to plan provide and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible
• Environmental Health: The RN practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.