Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry - Full-Time 12 Hour Nights (Union)

About the role

The Registered Nurse supports the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team in providing for the safety, recovery and comfort of patients by implementing the nursing process, practicing in compliance with regulatory requirements, and supporting department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.

Responsibilities

• Supports charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift
• Contributes to overall unit planning and improvement
• Precepting and competency validating new hires and to new procedures
• Teaching nursing students
• Delegating as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs
• Communicating expectations to assigned staff (interventions; report back; etc.)
• Improvement opportunities; information through chain of command; unusual events; Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Graduation from Registered Nurse Program, BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred)
• Minimum Experience/Knowledge: 1 year clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred. If applicable - experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred. For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses 1 year Nursing experience in an acute care setting such as the ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred. 1 year+ IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred. For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees Two years’ experience with Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing preferred.
• Certification: Certification in clinical specialty or management desired

Qualifications

• Required License/Certification: California Registered Nurse License
• Surgery: BLS, ACLS
• PACU/SDS/ GI Lab: BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Cath Lab: BLS, ACLS
• ED: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire), NIHSS (within 30 days of hire), NRP (within 6 months of hire), ENPC (within 12 months of hire)
• Geropsych: BLS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire)
• ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (within 30 days of hire)

Skills

Decision-making Authority, Patient care within the scope of practice, Patient acuity based on patient classification decision-making method, RNs are expected to practice to the full extent of his/her legal scope of practice based on education, training and competency. RNs are expected to make judgments and decisions about patient care and to act on the assessments performed. RNs are accountable for providing a healing environment for recovery and safe passage of patients through their episode of care in the hospital; for prevention of harm; for educating the patient about their condition and implementation of self-care actions; of educating about abnormal findings and when and how to report to their care-giver; for providing comfort and compassionate care.

Benefits

Join this world-class team providing highly-specialized care, up-to-the-minute research and innovative clinical trials.

Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $47.58 to $76.68.

Schedule

Not specified.