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

As an integral member of the patient care team, 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 and providing education and advocacy. Practices in compliance with regulatory requirements including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, DNV-GL/NIAHO standards, etc.

The Registered Nurse supports the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services; leads in collaboration with co‑workers and other departments; manages efficient services with meaningful and valuable outcomes.

Decision‑Making Authority

• Patient care within the scope of practice
• Patient acuity based on patient classification decision‑making method
• Practices to the full extent of legal scope, makes judgments and decisions, and acts on assessments performed
• Accountable for providing a healing environment, prevention of harm, education on condition and self‑care, and reporting abnormal findings to the caregiver

Executive Functions

• Assists charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift; contributes to overall unit planning and improvement
• Precepts and validates competencies of new hires and new procedures; teaches nursing students
• Delegates to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs as indicated
• Coordinates assigned team
• Communicates expectations to assigned staff (interventions; report back; etc), improvement opportunities, information through chain of command, and unusual events
• Other duties as assigned

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
• Experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred
• For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses:
  • 1 year Nursing experience in 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 in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred

Required License/Certification

• California Registered Nurse License
• Certification in clinical specialty or management desired
  • 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)
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA certified
• All certifications must be active effective date of hire/transfer unless otherwise indicated

Hourly rate range for this position is $47.58 to $76.68.