RN - Specialty Training (ED) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (Norwalk)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Westminster
Posted on: May 6, 2024
Job Description:
The Specialty Training Registered Nurse collaborates with
interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for
a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of
care between other disciplines, physicians, and support staff.
Performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the
psychosocial, psychomotor and age appropriate cognitive skills of
the patient/family/significant other to assess, plan, intervene and
advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the
continuum of care. Will reevaluate patient response and outcomes,
effectiveness of plan of care, and readiness for discharge and
revise plan or make referrals as necessary. As an acute care,
50-bed community hospital, Norwalk Community Hospital provide
quality healthcare to the Norwalk and surrounding communities. This
includes our 24/7 emergency department and more than a dozen
specialties, including pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiology,
internal medicine, orthopedics, surgical services and more.
- Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient
medications, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age
appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of
nursing practice.
- Recognizes change in patient's clinical conditions, taking
appropriate action and documenting intervention. Effectively
collaborates with the health care team to intervene, and advocate
as necessary. Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse,
assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social resources
are not available. Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient
issues effectively.
- Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment
plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating
patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other
interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments
and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as
well as response to care.
- Reviews patient test results, identifies critical results, and
communicates in a timely manner consistent with the condition of
the patient and correlates information into the plan of care.
Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence based, within
scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide standards of
nursing care, including core measures. Ensures Infection Control
procedures and HIPPA compliance.
- Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the
healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates
patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care
team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe
and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and
articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance,
and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and
medications.
- Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge
plans. Empathizes with patient and patient support systems,
expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and
demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural,
religious, gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring
behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and takes
deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out
interactions with the patient, families, physicians, and
co-workers.
- Six months of nursing experience in an acute care setting and
acceptance into a unit specific hospital training program
required.
- Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in
English.
- Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights,
weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly
changing environment.
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and
families preferred.
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing Bachelor of Science
in Nursing
- AHA Basic Life Support required.
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees
only) required.
- Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered
Nurse required. Pay Rate: Min - $46.70 Max - $65.00
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Westminster , RN - Specialty Training (ED) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (Norwalk), Healthcare , Westminster, California
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