RN (Med Surg) - Loan Forgiveness & $20,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Nights (Norwalk)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Norwalk
Posted on: April 25, 2024
Job Description:
The Registered Nurse - Med/Surg 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. - Acts as a role model
and mentor to a variety of new graduate nurses, orientees and
support staff. -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.Minimum Education: -Graduate of an Accredited School of
Nursing required. -Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.Minimum
Experience: -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.
Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an Acute Care setting
preferred.Req. Certification/Licensure: -Active, current, and
unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of
California required. AHA Basic Life Support certification required.
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees
only) required. Certification in specialty area of Practice
preferred.Sign On Bonus Eligibility: To be eligible for the Sign On
Bonus, you must have one or more years (1+) of acute care RN
hospital experience. Current Alta Hospital employees are not
eligible and former Alta Hospital employees may not be eligible.
The Sign on Bonus Program is only available for full-time RN
positions. Bonus payments are made in increments over the course of
24 months to active employees in good standing.Pay Rate: Min -
$44.30 - Max - $62.60
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