Specialty Unit Staff RN - Neuro Observation DOU

Health eCareers; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care, demonstrating leadership and effective communication while ensuring patient safety and comfort. The role involves developing care plans, monitoring patient progress, and collaborating with the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.
• Champions new ideas.
• Ensures optimal pain management and patient comfort.

Responsibilities

• Develops individualized care plans based on assessment.
• Monitors patient progress and revises care plans as needed.
• Maintains accurate, legible, and timely charting.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Job description

Job Summary:

As the leader of the health care team, provides professional nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.

Essential Responsibilities:

The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:

Leadership:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable laws.


• Serves as a leader of the healthcare team; delegates tasks appropriately, and demonstrates accountability.


• Understands own and team members' scope of practice and escalates issues appropriately.


• Demonstrates professional, supportive behavior.


• Champions new ideas.


• Leads and directs others through change processes.


• Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, to achieve desired outcomes.


• Participates in problem identification and resolution.


• Mentors, orients, and coaches others in unit-specific operations and patient care activities.


• Shares responsibility and authority with subordinates and holds them accountable for performance.


• Demonstrates ability to problem-solve with other departments to resolve issues.


• Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work to ensure timely patient care.


• Complies with all regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.

Nursing Process:

• Develops and contributes to individualized care plans based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.


• Ensures multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education are incorporated into care plans.


• Adapts care plans based on ongoing patient assessment and progress.


• Communicates and discusses care plans with patients and families in a timely manner.


• Monitors patient progress and revises care plans as needed.


• Ensures care meets standards of practice and includes effective discharge planning with patient and family education.


• Maintains patient safety by adhering to medication and procedural rights, fall prevention, and infection control protocols.


• Ensures optimal pain management and patient comfort, addressing anxieties or concerns.
• Ensures patient understands medication purposes, side effects, and administration instructions both during hospitalization and at discharge.

Documentation:

• Maintains accurate, legible, and timely charting.


• Reflects nursing process, interventions, and evaluations.


• Uses computer systems effectively to enhance patient care.

Clinical Outcomes:

• Discusses patient findings and progress with the healthcare team.


• Demonstrates competency through ongoing validation and probationary assessments.


• Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on data interpretation, assessments, and patient outcomes.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement activities.

Workplace Safety:

• Follows workplace safety principles and practices.


• Applies standard precautions and maintains a safe environment.

Patient Care Experience:

• Practices customer service standards.


• Responds promptly to patient requests and alarms.


• Facilitates resource utilization and maintains confidentiality.


• Ensures a clean, organized work environment.


• Treats patients and families with respect and compassion.


• Actively listens and meets patient needs, providing understandable information.
• Strives to exceed patient expectations.

Team Commitment:

• Is recognized as an effective, flexible, and cooperative team member.


• Constructively addresses conflicts and seeks assistance when needed.


• Accepts accountability and constructive criticism.


• Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to colleagues and students.


• Attends all mandatory meetings and actively participates in departmental activities.