Clinical Nurse-BU - Perinatal Special Care Unit - Sharp Mary Birch - Night Shift - Full-time

About the role

To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.

Responsibilities

Clinical advancement: Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care. Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care. Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care. Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.

Clinical judgment and decision making: Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety. Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk. Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.

Clinical leadership: Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team. Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member. Responsible for delegation and follows through to ensure delegated task is complete.

Nurse-patient/family relationship: Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family. Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction.

Requirements

• Graduate of nursing school
• 1 Year clinical experience (RNs with less than 12 months experience will complete the new grad requirements)
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - Various-Employee provides certificate - REQUIRED
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (C-EFM) - National Certification Corporation - REQUIRED

New Grad and Transition-In-Practice (TIP) RNs required to obtain NCC Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) within one (1) year of hire.

Skills

Independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision. Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills.

Pay

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum) $61.740 - $70.170 - $90.160. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

Schedule

Shift Start Time: 7 PM, Shift End Time 7:30 AM, AWS Hours Requirement 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift. Weekend Requirements: As Needed, On-Call Required No.