About this role
Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!
At Hi-Desert Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Shift: Nights, 7:00Pm to 7:30am, every other weekend is required.
Job Type: Full Time
Hours: 12
Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience!
- The employee strives to exceed customer expectations displaying behavior that exemplifies quality customer service as the number one hospital goal.
- The employee demonstrates the ability to cooperate, and communicate on all levels in a positive, courteous and respectful manner
- The employee can be relied upon regarding task completion and follow-up.
- Completes comprehensive assessment and history on patients’ admission. Reflects sensitivity to different age, cultural and religious backgrounds.
- Initiates effective interventions based on assessed problems. Evaluates, reports and documents patient’s response to care.
- Care is given in collaboration with patient, family and other team members, demonstrating understanding of team approach to patient care.
- All documentation is on correct forms, is complete, legible, correct and current.
- Effectively identifies predictable problems, assesses patient’s response to care and takes appropriate, timely actions.
- Participates in Performance Improvement program meeting deadlines for studies. Verbalizes understanding of department and hospital performance improvement plans and changes practices in response to performance improvement actions.
- Cleans and prepares treatment areas between patients. Supplies and assures equipment is in working order.
- All assessments and interventions reflect knowledge of department policy, procedure and are in tandem with the job description.
- Attends staff meetings, reads email and other key documents. Responds to inquiries promptly.
- Has department project. Gives 2 department specific in-services/year and attends 12.
- Accepts professional responsibility and accountability for professional actions. Uses critical thinking skills in daily practice.
- Promotes teamwork by participating with the health care team. Communicates appropriately and effectively.
- Keeps families informed appropriately. Complaints are investigated and reported.
Physical Demands
- Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 lbs.)
- Occasional prolonged standing/walking
- Assists with lifting and moving patients
- Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment
- Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
Working Conditions
- May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
- Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness.)
- Handle emergency or crisis situations
- Perform emergency care
- Requires judgment/action which could result in death of patient.
Minimum Education/Certification
- Associate’s Degree or diploma from accredited nursing program may be substituted for an AA degree
- Current California Registered Nurse License
- Current BLS and ACLS certification
- PALS Certification within 1 year of hire
- MICN certification - Required within 1 year of hire date
- TNCC certification - Required within 1 year of hire date
Preferred Experience / Certification
- 2-4 years experience as a Registered Nurse in Acute Care
- 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse in an emergency room
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