RN 4 Sinatra Tele Bariatric Oncology FT Nights
Company: Desert Regional Medical Center
Location: Palm Springs
Posted on: September 16, 2023
Job Description:
Up to $15,000 Sign On Bonus available based on experience
Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital
classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility
with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based
Rehabilitation Services Department. ---Our compassionate team
provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services,
including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal
surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled
nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema
clinics.
GENERAL DUTIES:
The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total
nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of
each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and
educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain
optimal health. Access to all Patient Health Information for
treatment purposes only.
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Maintain Chemotherapy Competency
- Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the
patient's needs.
- Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
- Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the
ages of the patients served.
- Maintains Annual competencies.
- Performs and documents accurate comprehensive and daily
assessments per policy and standards for specific unit.
- Demonstrates knowledge associated with specific unit disease
processes.
- Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used drugs for specific
unit.
- Initiates, documents progressive patient, and
family/significant teaching.
- Facilitates the discharge process ensuring all goals are
addressed prior to discharge.
- Initiates interdisciplinary communications and incorporates
recommendations.
- Works with other disciplines for complex discharge planning and
early facilitation of discharge process.
- Utilizes current theories and knowledge for accurate
assessments and evaluations
- Completes acuity evaluation on all assigned patients according
to unit protocol.
- Consistently functions proficiently on the nursing unit.
Including but not limited to: Manages an average caseload specific
to unit Adapts to altered work patterns, sets priorities, and
modifies assignments to meet patient needs utilizing available
resources and staff ability and availability.
- Administers medications prescribed by physicians according to
policy, including IV's, blood and blood products. Knows actions,
indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions,
dosage and route of administration on all drugs before
administering to patient.
- Verifies against MAR for accuracy on an ongoing basis
- Functions as a charge nurse as assigned.
- Communicates changes in clinical practice to peers.
- Mentors other co-workers, functions as a resource, acts as
preceptor, and other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrates knowledge of legal, ethical, and safety issues and
delivers care that is safe within the scope of practice.
- Reports, documents, and takes appropriate action (by the end of
shift) for incidents and or quality care issues that may affect the
patient's or staff well-being.
- Consistently assesses patients for risk of injury and takes
appropriate action to reduce risk and promote safety.
- Consistently recognizes, evaluates and intervenes appropriately
in life-threatening situations.
- Consistently checks for new patient orders throughout the shift
and implements them in an appropriate timeframe. Completes an end
of shift review of physician orders.
- Consistently recognizes variances of diagnostic tests, vital
signs and assessments. Notifies the physician in time appropriate
to the variance
- Uses restraints according to policy and consistently explores
other options less restrictive, with accurate
documentation.
- Ensures compliance with Departmental policies and procedures.
Assume responsibility for knowledge and implementation of policy,
procedure, practice, and changes.
- Follows appropriate chain of command for problem resolution
approaching problem solving with a positive attitude and
suggestions.
- Serves as advocate for patient/family by providing information
and assists in utilization of available resources and or
alternatives for making health care decisions (i.e. advanced
directives, ethics consult etc.)
- Establishes or assesses proper identification prior to delivery
of care.
- Handles and disposes hazardous waste safely and
appropriately
- Consistently handles oxygen safely
- Consistently practices hand washing and use of protective
wear
- Establishes or assesses proper identification prior to delivery
of care.
- Requests clarification of Physician orders as necessary
Qualifications
Required:
- Current CA Registered Nurse License
- Associate Degree in Nursing ADN (G70AK) or
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing BSN (G70AD)
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification and ACLS
certification (maintain current at all times)
- Effective verbal and written skills to communicate with people
on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships
with parents, families, and co-workers
- Possess active listening skills
- Compassionate and non judgmental care giver and
advocate
- Able to independently manage multiple priorities
- Must comply with Respiratory Fit Testing Protection
Policy
- Must successfully complete EKG test within (60) sixty days of
hire/ transfer
Pay Range: $49.22 - $75.62
Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors
including, but not limited to, an individual's qualifications and
experience
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mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this
position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will
be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval
of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If
you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will
be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the
law.
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by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex
(including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic
information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will
make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with
disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue
hardship.
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