St Francis Medical Center

Registered Nurse

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current and valid state RN License
  • Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
  • Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire preferred
  • Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred
  • Ventilator Management experience preferred
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Responsibilities

  • Deliver safe patient care using nursing process
  • Accountable for care of assigned patients with medical and surgical conditions
  • Communicate with physicians regarding patient clinical changes
  • Quickly respond to changes in patient condition
  • Record symptoms, reactions, and progress accurately
  • Administer medical treatments and examinations
  • Develop and manage nursing care plans

Benefits

  • Full-time, temporary position with a clear duration of 13 weeks
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced Med/Surg unit
  • Exposure to a wide range of acute care scenarios
  • Possibility for skill enhancement in ventilator management, if applicable
  • Opportunity for night shift hours, which can be preferable for some lifestyles or personal commitments
Full Job Description
Overview

Department: Med/Surg Acute Unit

Satus: Full-Time, Temporary (13 weeks)

Pay: $55/hour

The Med Surg RN is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients admitted with nonsurgical (medical) and surgical conditions
  • communicate with physician about changes in the patients' clinical condition, including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology
  • excellent observation and assessment skills
  • respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment
  • skilled in recording symptoms, reactions, and progress
  • administer medical treatments and examinations
  • develop, plan, implement, evaluate, document, and manage nursing care
  • direct and guide the activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical unit
  • work to promote health, prevent disease, and help patients cope with illness
  • health educators for patients, families, and communities


Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid state RN License.
2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
3. Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current preferred.
4. Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
5. Ventilator Management experience preferred.
6. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Employment Status

Temporary

Shift

Nights

About St Francis Medical Center

St. Francis Medical Center is a for-profit hospital in Lynwood, California, United States, owned by Prime Healthcare Services.
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