- Assignment Category: Part Time 2 - Per Diem
- Pay Range: $47.90 - $72.42 hourly **Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience
Job Shift: Nights, 7:00pm to 7:30am, Weekend and Holiday availability required.
Job Type: Per Diem
Hours: 12
Provides high quality professional nursing services in a medical and surgical environment.
Responsibilities
- Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and the path physiology disease. Demonstrate knowledge of the nursing process and utilizes it in assessment of path physiology disease.
- Develop a plan of care based on assessments of patient problems with appropriate interventions. All patients assigned to RN have a plan of care based on assessments and interventions are appropriate.
- Ability to organize patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience. Patient care has been organized with appropriate assignment of ancillary staff.
- Provides patient education based on disease and discharge of planning needs. All patients assigned to RN have educational needs met and documentation is present on chart.
- Administers medications safely. No evidence of serious medication errors or careless practice.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information to patients when needed for Informed Consent.
- Observes patient’s rights, confidentiality & reports incidents of elder abuse when indicated.
- Archives competencies in skills needed for the unit assigned. Competencies are achieved and maintained through annual appraisal.
- Completes documentation as required for chart documents and unusual occurrences (Incident Reports). Charting documentation is complete; incident reports are timely and routed appropriately.
- Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars, in-services, and journal reading. Nursing practice reflects currency in theory and adherence to correct principles.
- Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVN’s, CNA’s and students.
- Supervises and evaluates RN’s, LVN’s and Patient Care Technicians.
- Knowledge of patient’s rights, confidentiality, & Elder Abuse Reporting requirements. Observes Patients’ Bill of Rights & reports incidents of Elder Abuse, if indicated.
- Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias displayed on a monitor and/or printed strip. Correctly identifies and appropriately responds to basic cardiac arrhythmias.
Qualifications
- Current CA RN license
- Current CPR Certification
- ACLS within one year of hire
- PALS within one year of hire
- Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency in interpretation of dysrhythmias within one year of hire
- 1 year Acute Care experience preferred
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About Us
Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!
At Hi-Desert Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
