Registered Nurse III - MC/CHC - Surgical Acute Unit

About The Position

The County of Riverside's Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is recruiting for an experienced Registered Nurse to work in the Surgical Acute Unit. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of full-time Registered Nurse experience in an acute care facility/hospital. This position is full-time.

• Manage 4 to 5 medical surgical patients with various levels of acuities, and deliver safe, efficient, and quality care.
• Conduct thorough initial and ongoing assessments of patients and implement necessary nursing interventions in accordance to the scope of nursing practice and physician orders.
• Delegate and supervise appropriate nursing tasks when working with Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nursing Assistants, within their respective scopes of practice.
• Collaborate with various multidisciplinary team members (e.g., residents, attending physicians, physical and occupational therapists, case managers, social workers, pharmacists, dieticians, language interpreters, etc.), to provide the best care for patients and their families.
• Perform safe medication administration practices that aligns with the organization’s policies, nursing scope of practice, and regulatory standards.
• Document all cares provided and other appropriate related activities in the delivery of patient care through EPIC electronic charting.
• Develop appropriate nursing plan of care that supports the physician’s medical diagnosis/diagnoses and integrates emotional, psychological, social, and financial components of the patient.
• Provide effective patient/family education and assess any barriers to ensure the patient’s and family’s learning styles, preferred methods of communication and language, and other preferences are considered.
• Promote healing and compliance with care by actively engaging patients and their families for a patient/family-centered approach.
• Address patient's and their family’s needs and preferences timely by responding to call light, purposely hourly rounding, and referring to appropriate healthcare or multidisciplinary team members, if needed for specific areas of specialty.
• Discharge patients safely and follow standards for transition of care.

  Required Licenses & Certifications

  • A current and valid Registered Nurse License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
  • A current and valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
  • A current and valid National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification issued by the American Heart Association, Blue Cloud-National Stroke Association, or Apex.

  Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: 3/12, Night Shift, 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. Alternating weekend shifts.
  • Salary Range (Hourly): Registered Nurse III - MC/CHC - $53.1735 - $80.2448
  • Evening Shift Differential (6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.): $2.50/hour
  • Night shift Differential (11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.): $5.00/hour