Acute Care Registered Nurse

10-hour shifts If you are interested please complete the online application and send an email to
Clinical Staff PACU Nurse is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care. Working under the supervision of the the Clinical Unit Supervisor. The Clinical Staff Nurse has 8 hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient/family centered care based on the Watson Model of Care for a defined group of patients, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness. Community Hospital. Community Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities. Demonstrates the use of nursing processes as a problem solving model; Assessments focused to target areas most productive for a given patient population or situation. evaluates and appropriately alters the plan of care. Accountable for prioritizing and organizing patient care and ensuring follow through with planned care. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age and needs of the patients served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates the Hospital's Patient Satisfaction effort when interacting with patients, families, and co-workers. Develops and maintains a therapeutic nurse/patient relationship throughout the health care continuum. Respect for patient's rights is an integral part of the nurse/patient relationship as reflected in our values and mission. Conducts hourly rounding on patients. Performs documentation of patient care including: assessment, interdisciplinary plan of care (IPOC), implementation, evaluation, and the Watson Model of Care following unit specific and hospital documentation policies and procedures. Works with Care Mangers during the patient's stay and takes a proactive role in coordinating interdisciplinary discharge planning for a specific patient population. Reviews all orders on patients and communicates changes in patient condition with physician and other team members. Contacts the physician promptly with significant changes in patient's condition, collaborates professionally for required orders and follows-up with revised care. Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions and documents outcomes in the IPOC. Demonstrates ability to plan, supervise, instruct and evaluate ancillary nursing personnel, floats, orienteers and registry staff. Ensures that an evaluation is completed each shift for registry/floats. Wears hospital I.D. badge and promotes the standard of proper identification for peers and staff. Maintains a safe and clean environment that complies with regulatory standards including Patient Safety Goals. Participates in the implementation of the unit specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, completes monitoring forms and reports findings to the Director of Perioperative Services. Duties as assigned by the Director of Perioperative Services to assure the unit is ready for the hospital opening.
Bachelor of Sciences degree in nursing preferred Associates degree in nursing required
Minimum of one (1) year of clinical nursing experience in Critical Care nursing with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice. RN's new to the specialty will have a minimum of one year acute care nursing experience. Current California Nursing license Certification in Post Anesthesia Nursing preferred
Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish) Basic computer skills Electronic Medical Record experience preferred MLKCH Video