Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical

Organization:

SCH-Sutter Coast Hospital

Position Overview:

The Registered Nurse in the Acute Care setting manages the patient/family experience through utilization of critical thinking, teamwork, effective communication, and nursing judgment/knowledge/skills.
• Provides indirect and direct care to patients ranging in age/developmental stages from infants (pediatrics) to geriatrics with the main focus on adults to geriatrics.
• Uses the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to meet the physiological, psychosocial, safety, learning and self-care needs of patients and their families.
• Responsible for managing care of assigned patients and directing activities of ancillary staff.
• Responsible for comprehensive nursing care of patients performed in association with nursing peers, physicians, and allied support services.
• Provides individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients through the use of the nursing processes & documentation from admission to discharge.
• This includes & is not limited to patient assessment by gathering information necessary to formulate a nursing diagnosis to be used as a basis for planning care consistent with formulated nursing diagnosis.
• Implements care that is skillful, efficient, safe & based on patient care standards by performing nursing procedure required for patient assignments, documenting the care given & changes in the patient's condition in accordance with standards.
• Anticipates & recognizes potential problems & intervenes appropriately by correlating data, test results, progress notes & patient condition.
• Evaluates the degree of effectiveness & makes changes as needs are recognized.
• Provides leadership by managing care through others using Standards of Practice (Joint Commission, Title XXII, Professional Practice Acts) & interpreting (or uses others to interpret) Standards of Practice to other staff which may include legal implications.
• Actively participates in professional growth opportunities & provides high quality customer relations.

Charge Nurse: The Charge Nurse serves as a role model and resource for other patient care staff. Is recognized as a leader by exhibiting fairness, honesty, flexibility, positive communication skills, empathy, competency, positive attitude and the ability to motivate others.

*Hours will be: 24 hours per week.

Job Description:

EDUCATION
Associates in Nursing or above. Bachelors preferred.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
RN-Registered Nurse of California
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

EXPERIENCE
1 experience in an acute health care setting preferred.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Must have demonstrated knowledge of basic nursing skills and effective English written and communication skills. Working knowledge of pharmacology. Excellent communication and customer service skills. Independently practices and prioritizes multiple demands in an ever-changing environment. Good interpersonal, communication (both oral and written) and teamwork skills are required.

Job Shift:

Nights

Schedule:

Part Time

Shift Hours:

12

Days of the Week:

Variable

Weekend Requirements:

Rotating Weekends

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

Yes

Position Status:

Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours:

24

Employee Status:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $46.70 to $71.49 / hour

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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