Registered Nurse (RN) - Observation

Tenet; Joshua Tree (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan with 会社

Job summary

Desert Care Network seeks an experienced Nursing Leader to supervise daily operations and mentor nursing staff. You will model professional behavior, delegate effectively, and ensure high-quality resident care across shifts.

You will coordinate with the Director of Nursing, participate in weekend coverage and on-call rotations, and ensure regulatory compliance while managing resources and documentation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing.
• Must be licensed, certified or registered where required by law.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example to promote excellence in resident care.
• Assumes leadership role for daily operations and takes action.
• Delegates tasks and achieves results through others.
• Reviews care quality using root cause analysis and monitors outcomes.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Participates with nursing staff in care risk identification and resolution.
• Coordinates with the Director of Nursing on planning and evaluation.
• Supervises staff performance evaluations and scheduling.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff supervision

Clinical rounds

Emergency response

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Bachelor's or Master's degree in nursing

Job description

Job Description

Job type: Full Time, 7:00am to 7:30pm, every other weekend is required.
Job Shift: Days
Hours: 12
Up to $15,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience

Job Responsibilities

• Leads by example to promote excellence in resident care. Model a professional demeanor and act as a mentor.
• Assumes leadership role for daily operations and takes appropriate action.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate and achieve results through others.
• Evaluates the quality and appropriateness of healthcare using root cause analysis and monitors outcome trends.
• Demonstrates understanding of and ensures compliance with all State, Federal requirements.
• Facilitates and participates with the nursing staff in daily care risk identification and resolution, including communication with the patients, families and physicians.
• Involves staff in problem solving and resolution of patient/family and staff complaints/concerns.
• Collaborates with the Director of Nursing and others in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care delivery.
• Ensures accountability for professional practice.
• Flexes hours when necessary to accommodate staff education; to address patient care issues; and to meet NHPPD.
• Rounds on residents, nursing staff, and families daily to ensure good outcomes. Supervises nursing staff, assists with hiring, education and disciplinary action of nursing staff. Completes performance evaluations, and supervises scheduling.
• Participates in weekend clinical coverage and “on call” rotation ensuring continuity of patient care, staff supervision and availability of nursing leadership to families and residents.
• Ensure patients have needed supplies, medications, and equipment to properly manage care.
• Makes daily rounds and spot checks documentation accuracy and completeness on new admissions, patients with change of condition (COC), patients triggering occurrence investigations, and patients to be discharged.
• Visits each newly admitted patient as soon as possible upon arrival, validating accuracy of essential\ audits and implementation of risk reducing measures.
• Oversees and evaluates systems for patient and staff data collection, information systems, and processes to support the practice of nursing and care delivery.
• Oversees and evaluates systems for discharge planning and communication to be released with the resident/patient.
• Ensures staff competency are given and staff is able to respond to emergencies.
• Ensures infection prevention control standards and biohazard waste procedures are followed.
• Oversees adequacy and appropriateness of staffing and scheduling personnel with scope of practice, competencies, patient needs and complexity of care.
• Assures accuracy of the midnight census through understanding and education of the hospital systems.
• Counsels/ write ups for personnel under their supervision as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates the ability to coordinate response to emergencies in a calm and efficient manner.
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work within the departmental budget.

Job Qualifications

Education:Required: Graduate of an accredited School of NursingPreferred: Academic degree in nursing (Bachelors or Masters degree)

CertificationsRequired: Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy. CPR#LI-AM7

About Us

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

About the Team

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.

Compensation

$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