RN SNF Extended Care

Up to $15,000 Sign-On bonus for experienced Registered Nurse / RN

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and Level I Trauma Center 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:

Age Specific Duties

• 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.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of the patients served on the assigned unit.

Shift: Days

Hours:

Required:

• Current CA Registered Nurse License
• BSN
• Current American Heart Association BLS 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

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding 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.

Primary Position Responsibilities

• 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 interdisciplinary communications and incorporates recommendations.
• Acts as a liaison between patient, physician, family/significant other, and other health disciplines.
• Develops, implements and updates an individualized teaching and discharge plan.
• Initiates and documents progressive patient and family/significant teaching.
• Facilitates the discharge process ensuring all goals are addressed prior to discharge.
• Utilizes current theories and knowledge for accurate assessments and evaluations
• Completes acuity evaluation on all assigned patients according to unit protocol.
• Consistently performs proficiently on 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 medical record against eMAR for accuracy on an ongoing basis.
• Scans patient prior to administering medications to ensure accurate identification. Verbally checks patient name if patient alert and oriented.
• Establishes or assesses proper identification prior to delivery of care.
• Consistently recognizes, evaluates and intervenes appropriately in life-threatening situations.
• Consistently checks for new patient orders throughout the shift…