New Grad Registered Nurse; RN), PICU

Overview

Title: RN New Graduate

Location: Long Beach

Department: PICU

Status: Full-Time (12hrs)

Shift: Nights

Pay Range*: $50.00

At Memorial Care Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.

Position Summary: A newly graduated RN shall practice under the direct supervision of a registered nurse who shall be present and available on the patient care unit during all the time the permittee is rendering professional services. The supervising registered nurse may delegate any function taught in the basic nursing program which, in the judgment of the supervising registered nurse, the new grad RN is capable of performing.

The supervising registered nurse may delegate only functions for which the new grad RN has learned theory and acquired clinical practice either through a basic nursing program or additional planned learning experiences in the practice setting, and has demonstrated clinical competence. The new grad RN will be precepted in the provision of safe cost-effective care to the patient population according to established Memorial Care Long Beach Medical Center Nursing Standards of Practice, and the utilization of the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the patient.

• A current California RN license is required.

• A current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) certification is also required.

• A Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing is also required.

• Graduated from an accredited nursing program unless otherwise approved by the Nursing Executive Council (NEC). Approved accrediting bodies include ACEN and CCNE; others must be approved by NEC.