Per Diem Nurse (RN) - Mobile Clinic - Shift
Job Category: Nursing - Registered Nurse
Requisition Number: PERDI003993
Posted: October 8, 2024
Job Type: Part-Time, On-site
Locations
Columbus Clinic
1111 Columbus Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93306, USA
Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical offers a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient clinics providing personalized patient-centered wellness care. Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.
- Per Diem employees supplement department staffing needs, with no guarantee of minimum hours.
- Per Diem minimum scheduling expectation is four (4) shifts per four-week schedule.
Position: Per Diem Nurse (RN) - Mobile Vaccine Clinic - Shift
Definition: Under the supervision of a nurse leader (Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Director, Clinical Supervisor, and Clinical Nurse Leader), independently prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care to acutely ill patients and performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care for patients. The scope of practice is in accordance with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics, and California Nurse Practice Act Board of Registered Nurses of the State of California.
Essential Functions:
- Creates and sustains an environment that supports compassionate caring through authentic presence with the patient and family.
- Collects and documents data for assigned patients according to prescribed methods.
- Interprets assessment data to determine whether the patient has physiological and/or psychosocial risk factors.
- Collaborates with the patient, family, and members of the healthcare team to develop an individualized plan of care.
- Establishes nursing diagnoses and evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
- Anticipates and effectively manages rapidly changing situations.
- Implements the medical and nursing care plans and coordinates patient care activities.
- Partners with the patient/family to assess learning needs and co-develops a plan.
- Participates in patient care rounds and conferences.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards and evidence-based practices.
- Provides safe care to patients and protects employees by adhering to approved infection control policies and protocols.
- Completes all competencies, mandatory classes, and educational coursework as required by the Department of Nursing.
- Adheres to hospital-approved policies and procedures.
Employment Standards:
Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program with a Bachelor or Associate’s degree preferred, and a valid and unrestricted license issued by the State of California to practice as a Registered Nurse. Employees must maintain all health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center. Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.
Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of nursing theory, techniques, practices, medical terminology, and the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics. Skill in following oral and written instructions, maintaining concise and complete records, and demonstrating practical and theoretical knowledge of nursing care specific to the assigned work area.
Other Functions:
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
- Trains staff members and serves as a mentor to staff.
A background check may be required for this classification. All Kern Medical employees are designated “Disaster Service Workers”. In the event of a disaster or civil disorder, all Kern Medical employees are to remain at work or report to work in a safe and practicable manner.
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