Registered Nurse (RN) - Winterhaven, CA

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Ambulatory / outpatient nursing

Place of Work (City/State): Winterhaven, CA

Site: Fort Yuma Health Care Center

Exact Location: 401 Picacho Road, Winterhaven, CA 92283

Duration: 1 year contract with the possibility of 4 more extensions

Shift Schedule: Monday Friday, 08:00AM 05:00PM Pacific Time

Credentialing / Onboarding Time: 6 8 weeks

License: Active, unrestricted RN license in any U.S. State, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Territory

Certifications: Current BLS from an AHA or ARC

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, ADN or higher

Experience Needed: Minimum 2 years of recent nursing experience in ambulatory care, primary care, urgent care, outpatient specialty care, or a closely related setting.

Special Skills Needed:

• EHR documentation.
• Ability to complete competency validation and any credentialing or privileging required under local policy.

Responsibilities:

• Patient intake, nursing assessment, and triage.
• Medication administration, treatments, immunizations, specimen collection, and patient monitoring per orders or authorized protocols.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and escalate to the provider, emergency team, or a higher level of care.
• Document assessments, vital signs, medications, treatments, education, telephone/triage advice, and hand-offs in the EHR.
• Support medication reconciliation, discharge instructions, referrals, and follow-up coordination.
• Comply with medication safety, infection prevention, exposure control, and emergency response requirements.
• Participate in orientation, competency validation, and quality activities.

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