Registered Nurse (RN), Ortho/Neuro

MemorialCare; Laguna Hills (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Shift incentives

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

MemorialCare Health System in Laguna Hills, CA is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Neurosciences and Orthopedics Unit (Acute Care). The per diem role involves directing, delivering and coordinating nursing care while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Strong nursing process knowledge and patient education are required.

The position offers competitive hourly pay and potential shift differentials, with benefits and growth opportunities through MemorialCare.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in California.
• 1 year experience in an acute care/telemetry setting preferred.
• BLS and ACLS required for eligible employees hired after Jan 1, 2023.
• NIHSS certification required for employees hired after Jan 1, 2023.
• BSN preferred and specialty certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process and practice standards as a framework for the management of patient care.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and interventions.
• Demonstrates leadership in coordinating patient care with multidisciplinary teams.
• Delegates to licensed and unlicensed personnel and documents care.
• Maintains clinical information system documentation and patient teaching.

Skills

Nursing process

Critical thinking

Leadership

Delegation

Documentation

Patient teaching

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

California RN license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

NIHSS certification

EKG training within 90 days

BSN preferred

Specialty certification preferred

Job description

Pay Range*: $51 - $81/hour

Title: Registered Nurse

Location: Laguna Hills, CA

Department: Neuro Ortho

Status: Per Diem

Shift: Days (12 Hours)

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Saddleback Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values: Integrity, Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Saddleback Medical Center’s strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.

Utilizing the nursing process and clinical nursing practice standards, the RN is responsible for directing, delivering, and coordinating nursing care for the Neurosciences and Orthopedics Unit (Acute Care Service) patient in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Nursing Department. Responsibilities include directing unlicensed employee activity, synthesizing patient information, assessment of patients, planning of care /interventions, teaching patients/family, implementation of treatment plan/MD orders, and evaluation of care rendered. The RN must effectively communicate and document data relevant to the care of the patient. The RN utilizes knowledge of patient age, cultural diversity, and psychosocial and/or spiritual needs into the patient’s plan of care. The RN contributes to the promotion of quality nursing care through performance improvement processes that demonstrates positive outcome in patient care. In addition, the RN collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure safe and effective patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcome.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities Of The Job

• Utilizes the nursing process and practice standards as a framework for the management of patient care.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine a nursing diagnosis and appropriate interventions.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize effective critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrates leadership in the coordination of patient care across the healthcare continuum with progress towards meeting desired patient outcome.
• Delegates to licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical information system and applies principles to patient documentation.
• Formulates a teaching plan, based on identified patient learning needs, and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching plan as necessary.
• Serves as a role model and mentors new staff members.
• Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of job specific competencies.
• Identifies, develops and implements an action plan for self-development/professional growth that also includes peer review.
• Identifies subtle as well as obvious patient problems and reports to an appropriate resource person considering multidisciplinary team members and/or Chain of Command.
• Addresses the age specific needs of all populations served: adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
• Contributes to an effective and safe working environment.
• Demonstrates tact, sensitivity and discretion in order to maintain good relations with others.
• Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Ability to be at work and be on time.
• Ability to follow company policies, procedures, and directives.

Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

• 1 year experience in an acute care/telemetry setting preferred.

Education

• Current California Registered Nursing (RN) License required
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Card (BLS) required
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for employees hired after January 1, 2023
• NIHSS certification required for employees hired after January 1, 2023
• Successful completion of department-provided EKG training within 90 days of hire
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Specialty certification preferred