Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool

Desert Care Network; Yucca Valley (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO

Career development

Health savings account

Employee Assistance Program

Pet insurance

Legal insurance

Disability & other benefits

Job summary

Desert Care Network, serving the Hi-Desert Medical Center in California, is seeking a Registered Nurse for a per diem day shift (7:00am–7:30pm) with some weekends and holidays. The role provides comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team.

Qualified candidates hold a CA RN license and CPR certification; ACLS and PALS within one year of hire are required. Per diem hours offer flexibility and competitive hourly wages in the California market.

Qualifications

• Current CA RN license.
• Current CPR Certification.
• ACLS within one year of hire.
• PALS within one year of hire.
• Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency within one year of hire.
• 1 year Acute Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and uses it in assessment of path physiology disease.
• Develop a plan of care based on assessments with appropriate interventions.
• Organize patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience.
• Provides patient education based on disease and discharge planning needs.
• Administers medications safely.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information for informed consent.
• Observes patient rights, confidentiality and reports elder abuse if indicated.
• Completes documentation for chart documents and incidents.
• Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars and journals.
• Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVNs, CNAs and students.
• Supervises and evaluates RN, LVN and Patient Care Technicians.
• Recognizes and responds to cardiac arrhythmias on monitor/strip.

Skills

Nursing process

Care planning

Patient education

Education

CA RN license

CPR Certification

ACLS within 1 year

PALS within 1 year

Dysrhythmia interpretation competency

1 year Acute Care experience preferred

Job description

Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance.

At Hi-Desert Medical Center, We Understand That Our Greatest Asset Is Our Dedicated Team Of Professionals. That’s Why We Offer More Than a Job – We Provide a Comprehensive Benefit Package That Prioritizes Your Health, Professional Development, And Work-life Balance. The Available Plans And Programs Include

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Job Summary

Job Shift: Days, 7:00am to 7:30pm, some weekends and Holidays required.

Job Type: Per Diem

Hours: 12

Provides high quality professional nursing services in a medical and surgical environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and the path physiology disease. Demonstrate knowledge of the nursing process and utilizes it in assessment of path physiology disease.
• Develop a plan of care based on assessments of patient problems with appropriate interventions. All patients assigned to RN have a plan of care based on assessments and interventions are appropriate.
• Ability to organize patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience. Patient care has been organized with appropriate assignment of ancillary staff.
• Provides patient education based on disease and discharge of planning needs. All patients assigned to RN have educational needs met and documentation is present on chart.
• Administers medications safely. No evidence of serious medication errors or careless practice.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information to patients when needed for Informed Consent.
• Observes patient’s rights, confidentiality & reports incidents of elder abuse when indicated.
• Archives competencies in skills needed for the unit assigned. Competencies are achieved and maintained through annual appraisal.
• Completes documentation as required for chart documents and unusual occurrences (Incident Reports). Charting documentation is complete; incident reports are timely and routed appropriately.
• Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars, in-services, and journal reading. Nursing practice reflects currency in theory and adherence to correct principles.
• Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVN’s, CNA’s and students.
• Supervises and evaluates RN’s, LVN’s and Patient Care Technicians.
• Knowledge of patient’s rights, confidentiality, & Elder Abuse Reporting requirements. Observes Patients’ Bill of Rights & reports incidents of Elder Abuse, if indicated.
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias displayed on a monitor and/or printed strip. Correctly identifies and appropriately respond to basic cardiac arrhythmias.

Qualifications

• Current CA RN license
• Current CPR Certification
• ACLS within one year of hire
• PALS within one year of hire
• Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency in interpretation of dysrhythmias within one year of hire
• 1 year Acute Care experience preferred

Organization Description

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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$47.90 - $72.42 hourly. Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Current CA RN license
• Current CPR Certification
• ACLS within one year of hire
• PALS within one year of hire
• Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency in interpretation of dysrhythmias within one year of hire
• 1 year Acute Care experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and the path physiology disease. Demonstrate knowledge of the nursing process and utilizes it in assessment of path physiology disease.
• Develop a plan of care based on assessments of patient problems with appropriate interventions. All patients assigned to RN have a plan of care based on assessments and interventions are appropriate.
• Ability to organize patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience. Patient care has been organized with appropriate assignment of ancillary staff.
• Provides patient education based on disease and discharge of planning needs. All patients assigned to RN have educational needs met and documentation is present on chart.
• Administers medications safely. No evidence of serious medication errors or careless practice.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information to patients when needed for Informed Consent.
• Observes patient’s rights, confidentiality & reports incidents of elder abuse when indicated.
• Archives competencies in skills needed for the unit assigned. Competencies are achieved and maintained through annual appraisal.
• Completes documentation as required for chart documents and unusual occurrences (Incident Reports). Charting documentation is complete; incident reports are timely and routed appropriately.
• Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars, in-services, and journal reading. Nursing practice reflects currency in theory and adherence to correct principles.
• Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVN’s, CNA’s and students.
• Supervises and evaluates RN’s, LVN’s and Patient Care Technicians.
• Knowledge of patient’s rights, confidentiality, & Elder Abuse Reporting requirements. Observes Patients’ Bill of Rights & reports incidents of Elder Abuse, if indicated.
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias displayed on a monitor and/or printed strip. Correctly identifies and appropriately respond to basic cardiac arrhythmias.