RN STAFF 1(MED/SURG - NOC)

American Advanced Management, Inc; Stockton (CA); Sur place; USD 66 861 - 95 226; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

American Advanced Management, Inc is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse in Stockton, CA. The role involves comprehensive patient assessments, ensuring safety, and leading nursing teams. Ideal candidates will possess a California RN license and B.S.N. is preferred. A strong commitment to patient care and safety is essential for success. The position offers a salary of $58.83 per hour and may require evening shifts.

Join us to make a difference in patient and family nursing care in a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• Current California Registered Nurse License required.
• Less than 6 months acute care experience acceptable.
• Ability to demonstrate EKG rhythms by exam.

Responsabilités

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients.
• Manage and coordinate nursing care effectively.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort.

Connaissances

Comprehensive assessment

Leadership

Patient communication

Infection control

Formation

B.S.N. preferred

Education required for RN license

Outils

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

NIH Stroke Scale Certification

Description du poste

Position Summary

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for patients and their families in a safe environment. Functions as an Advance Beginner nurse (Benner, Novice to Expert Nursing Theory) within the competency checklist of assigned unit. Accountable for effective leadership and direction to the nursing care team ensuring patients' comfort, safety, and personal care. Must be able to perform jobs in all patient care and operational areas subject to reasonable accommodations, also employ all mandatory safety devices and procedures. Must participate in the Respiratory Protection Program, which may include wearing a respirator that requires a clean‑shaven face. This is a union position.

Essential Job Functions

1. Clinical Practice
   • Performs comprehensive assessment on assigned patients.
   • Assesses patient condition thoroughly, utilizing information obtained from physician, health team members, family, and diagnostic measures.
   • Identifies patient and family level of knowledge and understanding of illness and managing health, and identifies language and learning barriers.
   • Identifies discharge planning needs.
   • Develops individualized comprehensive documented plan of care for all patients.
   • Accurately identifies patient needs based on interpretation of observations and clinical knowledge and judgment.
   • Sets priorities and makes decisions in a timely manner.
   • Develops individual plan of care with realistic outcome criteria and adjusts this plan on a continuing basis.
   • Knows physician’s plan for patient, expected length of stay, outcome criteria, and discharge goals, and communicates them to patient/significant others and other members of the healthcare team.
   • Implements patient care.
   • Demonstrates competency in performing safe nursing care for patient population based on unit standards.
   • Logically sequences nursing care to meet patient needs within defined time frames.
   • Displays understanding of standard pharmacological agents used in treating patient conditions in assigned unit, and safely administers medication according to policy.
   • Includes ongoing patient education within care delivery, including wellness strategies, and keeps patient informed of treatment modalities.
   • Recognizes, reports and corrects unsafe practice.
   • Demonstrates primary concern for infection control and for patient safety, including utilization of "time outs" prior to procedures.
   • Independently utilizes complex equipment and supplies.
   • Assists in patient preparation for endoscopy procedures according to routine of the procedure to be done.
   • Circulates for general cases; able to scrub for minor procedures.
   • Evaluates patient response to nursing care and medical regimen.
   • Continually monitors each patient’s response to treatment and consults with other health team members in the modification and re‑assessment of the plan of care.
   • Promptly recognizes and interprets changes in patient’s physiological and psychosocial status and reports timely to shift management and physician, activating emergency response system as needed.
   • Communicates patient care concisely and completely.
   • Documents completely, per unit standards, patient history and physical assessment findings as well as ongoing observations and assessments and care delivered.
   • Documentation is completed concurrently per unit standards.
   • Communicates pertinent findings to appropriate health personnel.
   • Oral communication is professional, respectful, using the SBAR format.
2. Leadership and Coordination
   1. Contributes to Administrative function of Nursing Unit.
   2. Practices within and promotes awareness of legal responsibilities (Joint Commission, Title 22, Hospital Policy and Procedures).
   3. Demonstrates understanding of organizational structure by utilizing chain of command appropriately.
   4. Promotes communication and cooperation within physicians, coworkers and other health team members.
   5. Nursing practice reflects values of Dameron Hospital.
   6. Demonstrates leadership, integrity, fiscal responsibility, teamwork, and service excellence.
   7. Utilizes organizational skills and effective cost containment methods in completing daily assignments.
   8. Attends and engages in staff meetings.
   9. Attendance expectations: 80% minimum; may exceed 80%.
   10. May be required to work other shifts, weekends and/or be on‑call.
   11. Maintains departmental readiness at all times (restocking, equipment checks, room preparation).
   12. Maintains a clean, organized work environment.
   13. OR only: Using physician preference cards, ensures that OR room is ready prior to case start time.
   14. Supports and participates in hospital wide quality improvement program.
   15. Reports written or verbal unusual circumstances in a timely manner.
   16. Professional Growth
   • Demonstrates role of professional registered nurse to other health team members, patients, and public.
   • Attends didactic educational offerings and entry‑into‑practice as assigned.
   • Responds to float assignments in a professional manner performing core nursing tasks.
   • Completes assigned duties in a timely manner, independently performing assigned tasks.
   • Recognizes own knowledge level and limitations; seeks out assistance, resources and references.
   • Maintains professional discretionary standards and confidentiality within hospital and community.

Position Qualifications

Education: Education required to qualify for license as a registered nurse. B.S.N. preferred.

Experience: An RN I is an RN who has less than 6 months acute care experience. Academic clinical experience must enable the applicant to pass required clinical competencies, including demonstrating EKG rhythms by exam, within probationary period.

Licenses/Certificates:Current California Registered Nurse License
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) required
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through AHA required
Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification required

Job Details

Job Location: Stockton, CA 95203
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $58.83 - $58.83 Hourly
Job Shift: Swing

FTE 0.9 - NOC - Full Time