Per Diem RN Unit A4 BU - Women's Recovery (PACU) - Sharp Mary Birch - Night Shift

Sharp Healthcare Clinic; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare Clinic in San Diego, CA seeks a qualified Registered Nurse (RN) for variable night shifts including weekends with on-call duties. Must hold California RN licensure, BLS, NRP, and ACLS.

The role involves direct and indirect patient care, teamwork, and documentation in a fast-paced hospital environment. The position offers a competitive hourly pay range based on experience, with shift differentials and a unionized setting under California regulations.

Qualifications

• Graduate of nursing school (RN).
• 2 years clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
• Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Educate patients and families to promote health and safety.
• Document care following department guidelines.
• Demonstrate critical thinking in patient care planning.

Skills

RN licensure

Education

California RN license

Job description

Job ID

JR211278

Hours

Shift Start Time

Variable

Shift End Time

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement

12/36 - 12 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information

Night Shift with variable start times

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

On-Call Required

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)

$64.210 - $72.970 - $93.760
The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

What You Will Do

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

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of nursing school.
• 2 Years clinical experience.
• 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
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Essential Functions

• 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. Before delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or should not be delegated). Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate.
• Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures. Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care. Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues. Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem oriented approach to patient issues.
• 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 (problems may include: spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue). Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs. Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as: removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa.
• Helps coworkers improve performance Offers assistance and support to coworkers. Provides positive feedback to others. Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately. Provides incidental teaching to members of the team. Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems. Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner. Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.
• Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness. Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials. Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.
• 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.
• 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. Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation. Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care. Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs. Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment. Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• 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. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the care team. May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class