Hours:
Shift Start Time: 7 PM
Shift End Time: 7:30 AM
AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements: Every Other
On-Call Required: No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $65.250 - $75.720 - $86.180
The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.
Summary
This position requires excellent communication skills as well as excellent critical thinking. The ideal candidate will assist patients and other nurses throughout the entire metro campus and requires great flexibility.
The candidate will have a minimum of 2 years current Critical Care or ED experience, have obtained their CCRN or CEN, and enjoy the autonomy to practice in a variety of clinical settings throughout the hospital. As the Rapid Response RN, you will be responsible for rounding on high-risk patients, responding to various alerts and codes, implementing emergency standing orders, and providing support to RN colleagues. Communication skills are paramount, as you will be interacting with nurses, providers, patients, and families in all departments while coordinating patient care.
This position will be in the Rapid Response Department with some hours in the department of your specialty. Must be engaged, self-motivated, independent, and possess excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
What You Will Do
To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of nursing school
- 2 Years recent pertinent clinical experience as defined by the CBA
- California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association
- ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee provides certificate
Preferred Qualifications
- Two years of recent ICU or ED RN clinical experience
Essential Functions
- Clinical advancement: Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods, and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care. Demonstrates leadership in the identification, resolution, and evaluation of system/practice/work flow issues.
- Clinical judgment and decision making: Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body, and spirit; is individualized, goal-directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
- Clinical leadership: Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team. Coaches health care team members on how to determine if delegated tasks are appropriately assigned.
- Nurse-patient/family relationship: Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family. Recognized as a resource to staff for regulatory issues.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrates advanced competencies in all areas of the unit skills. Serves as a role model for professional behavior through participation in committees.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
Keywords: Registered Nurse, ED Emergency Department, ICU, Intensive Care Unit, RRT, Rapid Response Team, Critical Care
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