EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of one (1) year of recent nursing experience is required for the department hiring the registered nurse.
EDUCATION:
- ADN degree required; BSN degree preferred.
LICENSURES/CERTIFICATION
- Current licensure with the California Board of Registered Nursing
- Must successfully complete and maintain BLS certification
- Must successfully complete and maintain LA City Fire Card certification at the time of hire or within the first 30 days of employment
- Must successfully complete and maintain ACLS
- PALS certification
Responsibilities:
- Patient Care Coordination: Provide comprehensive patient care and education to patients and families in a supportive and therapeutic environment.
- Communication: Maintain professional communication with colleagues, physicians, and healthcare team members, using the SBAR communication format.
- Confidentiality: Adhere to HIPAA and VPH policies, always maintaining strict confidentiality.
- Cross-training: Crosstrain to various areas within the hospital according to policy.
- Documentation: Utilize information technology to document care processes efficiently.
- Care Evaluation: Collaborate with physicians and mentors to evaluate and modify care plans based on patient needs.
- Infection Control: Follow Universal Precautions and VPH infection control standards.
- Medication Administration: Administer medications per hospital policy, reporting any errors promptly.
- Nursing Process: Collect and interpret patient data, formulate nursing diagnoses, and assess patient conditions.
- Patient Advocacy: Advocate for patient and family values, beliefs, and standards.
- Discharge Planning: Provide ongoing discharge education and plan effective discharges from admission.
- Patient Satisfaction: Ensure a caring and compassionate approach, keeping patients and families informed.
- Patient Throughput: Support hospital throughput initiatives for timely patient transfers and discharges.
- Quality Improvement: Participate in unit or hospital quality initiatives and projects.
- Professional Image: Exhibit professionalism in appearance, conduct, and communication.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Communication: Maintains professional communication using SBAR format, anticipates physician needs.
- Confidentiality: Adheres to HIPAA and VPH policies, follows ethical and legal guidelines.
- Cross-training: Trains in various areas as per hospital policy.
- Documentation and system use: Utilizes technology for timely documentation, seeks skill improvement.
- Care Evaluation: Collaborates to assess and modify care plans based on patient condition.
- Infection Control: Adheres to precautions and sanitation standards.
- Medication Administration: Administers medications per policy, reports errors promptly.
- Nursing Process: Collects and interprets patient data, performs skills independently.
- Patient Advocacy: Supports patient values and hygiene needs.
- Patient Discharge: Provides ongoing education, plans for effective discharge.
- Patient Satisfaction: Maintains compassionate approach, apologizes for delays, adheres to rounding policy.
- Patient Throughput: Supports timely patient acceptance and discharge.
- PI/Evidence-based Practice: Participates in quality initiatives and projects.
- Professional Image: Exhibits professionalism in all aspects.
- Must fulfill essential job functions.