Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
Current American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from The American Heart Association or The American Red Cross for Healthcare Providers
Job Details:
Start Date:
Open Until Filled.
Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
Experience as a staff nurse for one year preferred
Current American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from The American Heart Association or The American Red Cross for Healthcare Providers
ACLS preferred
PALS preferred
Duties & Responsibilities:
Job Summary
The Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse working in the Medical/Surgical unit is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating patient care of patients of all ages pediatric to geriatric. The RN coordinates, delegates, and provides direct nursing care for patients by working cooperatively with patients, family members, and all patient care team members. The RN provides supervision for patient team members in accordance with their level of training and the patient’s acuity.
Duties
Conducts an initial and ongoing assessment designed to gather data relevant to the patient’s individual needs taking into consideration specific needs for age
Review of assessments of patients:
Respiratory
Cardiac
Neurologic
Renal
Multi-System
Psychosocial
In collaboration with the patients family, implements a plan of care
Implements the plan of care for both medical and surgical patients
Begins the discharge process
Provides, delegates and supervises care for medical and surgical patients
Evaluates patient’s response to interventions/reassesses and documents on patient's record
Establishes priorities for patient care activities
Delegates nursing activities to appropriate staff
Reports changes in patient's status to charge nurse or physician, and staff caring for patient
Documents nursing care consistent with hospital charting standards
Complies with hospital policy for receiving doctor's orders, including verbal and phone
Orients patients and family to Unit environment as able
Relates Unit policy regarding visitors to family & friends
Accurately gives report to oncoming shift
Reports extraordinary patient problems to supervisor, Vice President of Nursing or Administrator as necessary
Performs other duties as assigned
Other Info:
Functional Demands
Work area is well lighted and ventilated. Regularly exposed to the risks of blood borne and airborne diseases. Contact with patients in a wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to noise, chemicals, communicable diseases, and hazardous materials. Wears personal protective equipment as required.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to handle or feel objects, or controls; each with hands and arms; and talk to hear. The employee is frequently required to walk or stand for extended periods, occasionally required to sit, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with help.