Registered Nurse; RN - Med Surg

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Overview

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 Desert Regional 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

Job Summary

Shift: Days

Hours:

Job Type: Per Diem

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.

Responsibilities

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:

* Obtains and interprets information in terms of the patient's needs. Performs hourly rounding.

* Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.

* Utilizes current theories and knowledge for accurate assessments and evaluations

* 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.

* Maintains current corresponding competencies for the job

* Performs and documents accurate comprehensive shift assessments promptly.

* Demonstrates knowledge on disease processes specific to the patient population in the unit.

* Initiates interdisciplinary communications and incorporates recommendations.

* Develops, implements and updates an individualized plan of care including teaching and discharge plan.

* Acts as a liaison between patient, physicians, family/significant other and other health disciplines

* Facilitates the discharge process and addressing all goals prior to discharge by working with other disciplines.

* Completes acuity evaluation promptly on all assigned patient.

* Consistently performs nursing duties proficiently and independently, including but not limited to, manages an average caseload specific to unit, adapts to altered work patterns, sets priorities, and patient assignment changes to meet patient needs utilizing available resources and staff ability.

* Administers medications prescribed by physicians according to policy, including but not limited to, IV's and blood and blood products. Knows and performs patient education on actions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions/side effects, dosage and route of administration on all drugs before administering to patient.

* Verifies physician orders against MAR for accuracy on an ongoing basis.

* Consistently checks for new patient orders throughout the shift and implements them in a timely manner according to policy, protocol and standards. Completes an end of shift review of physician orders.

* Consistently recognizes variances of diagnostic tests, vital signs and assessments. Promptly notifies the physician appropriate to the variance.

* Consistently recognizes, evaluates and intervenes appropriately in life-threatening situations.

* Functions as a charge nurse as assigned.

* Supports and communicates changes in clinical practice as evidenced by the…