Clinical Nurse RN
Company: SHARP HEALTHCARE
Location: Orange
Posted on: September 25, 2024
Job Description:
Hours:Shift Start Time:Shift End Time:AWS Hours
Requirement:Additional Shift Information:Weekend
Requirements:On-Call Required:NoHourly Pay Range (Minimum -
Midpoint - Maximum):$54.400 - $67.470 - $80.540 -The stated pay
scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining
agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses
Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health
Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. - Placement within the
range is based on years of RN experience.What You Will DoTo provide
direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.Sharp
Grossmont Hospital is proud to be Sharp HealthCare's only
Comprehensive Stroke Center, and East San Diego County's largest
healthcare facility. Sharp Grossmont Hospital has also been awarded
its fourth Magnet designation for excellence in nursing practices
and quality patient care. - -The Neuroscience program at Sharp
Grossmont Hospital offers the most advanced neurological and
surgical treatments in the region. Our state-of-the-art
neuroscience unit is dedicated to the care of patients with both
common and rare neurological conditions. Neuroscience nurses
receive a robust, neurology and neurosurgery-specific orientation
including didactic, skill, preceptor, and simulation sessions.
Initial orientation, combined with annual education, provides
nurses with a strong neuroscience foundation, and enables them to
provide top tier care for this specialty patient population. This
broad neuroscience foundation of knowledge also supports
neuroscience nurses to take the Certified Neuroscience Registered
Nurse (CNRN) certification exam after 1 year of experience.
Professional development and growth opportunities are strongly
supported through the Magnet structure, research, conferences,
lectures, webinars, certification, and education reimbursement.
-We're excited at the prospect of you joining our dynamic team of
healthcare professionals. This team is inclusive of, but not
limited to, nursing assistants, physical, occupational, speech, and
respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, imaging technicians, nurse
practitioners, hospitalists, and several other integral roles.
After joining our team, you along with many others will be
intimately involved in the cutting-edge delivery of specialized
neuroscience care at Sharp Grossmont.Required Qualifications
- Graduate of nursing school.
- 1 Year clinical experience (RNs with less than 12 months
experience will complete the new grad requirements).
- California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered
Nursing -REQUIRED
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS
Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee provides
certificate -REQUIRED.Other Qualification Requirements
- NIHSS is required within 90 days of hire.Essential Functions
- Clinical advancementUses systematic planning, appropriate
methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary
team and patient/family to coordinate care.Demonstrates ability to
focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of
care.Actively communicates with care team to plan patient
care.Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine
most effective approach to action.
- Clinical judgment and decision makingUtilizes the nursing
process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care
that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized,
goal directed, and consistent with current standards of
safety.Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient
is at risk.Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and
adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.Identifies need
for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing
assessments and evaluation.Collaborates with patient, family and
other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of
care.Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others
to meet individualized patient needs.Acts as preceptor/teacher in
guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a
particular unit population.Makes appropriate referrals based on
information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and
evaluation.Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for
patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or
complications of treatment.Demonstrates accountability for
achieving patient outcomes.Demonstrates an ability to quickly
recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or
situations may be dissimilar.Documents per department/entity
guidelines of care and policies and procedures.Comprehensive;
representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care.Serves as
a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation
issues.Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem-oriented
approach to patient issues.
- Clinical leadershipDelegates/assigns and communicates
expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the
team.Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each
different health care team member.Responsible for delegation and
follows through to ensure delegated task is complete.Before
delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently
applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial
direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or
should not be delegated).Assesses appropriateness of physician
orders and to question physician when appropriate.Helps coworkers
improve performance.Offers assistance and support to
coworkers.Provides positive feedback to others.Provides unit
specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry
personnel and documents appropriately.Provides incidental teaching
to members of the team.Looks for and applies ways to improve work
processes and systems.Offers and accepts constructive
feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential
manner.Seeks out opportunities to assist and support
coworkers.
- Nurse-patient/family relationshipEstablishes a therapeutic
relationship with patient and family.Anticipates problems to
establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific
patient and takes actions to enhance quality of
nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include spiritual,
cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed
by nature of illness or health issue).Analyzes social/cultural
variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse
needs.Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as:
removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs
and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and
visa/versa.Provides age-appropriate patient education that
facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health
maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.Coordinates transfer
and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other
members of the health care team.Collaborates with other team
members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education
materials.Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment
of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning
principles.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Independently performs the nursing process through
individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and
subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to
unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients
in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision.
Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some
advanced skills. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates
patient care administered by other members of the care team. May
assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist
with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and
students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the
practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes
inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential
complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and
prioritization of workload, confident management of emergency
situations. Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
Demonstrates professional behavior through participation in unit
activities and committees as appropriate. Delegates/assigns and
communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each
member of the team. Teaches skills as necessary. Coordinates
patient care administered by other members of the nursing staff.
Utilizes a variety of teaching/coaching strategies to assist family
through disease process/experience. Promotes clinical
effectiveness, efficient use of resources, and quality care in
practice setting. Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve
clinical practice. Demonstrates complex problem solving and the use
of critical thinking skills. #FJ #SGHNC #Relocation #ReferralBonus
- New Hire Incentives -
- 10K Sign-On Bonus (Nights only) for hires new to Sharp AND
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- 5K Relocation Bonus for new hires -
- $2,500 Referral Bonus for Internal Sharp employees only (for a
qualified external new hire referral) -
- $15K Traveler Conversion Bonus available only to current Sharp
RN travelers who convert to permanent Full Time. Traveler bonus is
in lieu of sign on and/or relocation bonus.Eligibility
Requirements:
- Minimum 1 year of related experienceThe following are not
eligible for hiring incentives:
- Current Sharp employees
- Rehires/Reinstates that are rejoining the organization less
than 12 months from last date of employment with Sharp
Healthcare
- To remain eligible for your sign on incentive the following
criteria must be met:
- Must remain in original hired FTE status and shift (if
specified in offer letter)
- Must remain in original department/specialty.
- Must remain in original Job Title
- Transfers to a non-bonus eligible department or position may
result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus.Employee Referral
Incentive Eligibility:
- Referral must list the name of the Sharp employee that referred
them on the job application.
- External referrals only
- If referring a former Sharp employee - must be more than 12
months since last date of employment with Sharp Healthcare at the
time of referral. -Sharp HealthCare is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other
things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any
other protected class.NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee
provides certificate; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare
Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association;
California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered
Nursing
Keywords: SHARP HEALTHCARE, Orange , Clinical Nurse RN , Healthcare , Orange, California
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