Registered Nurse - Hospice House - 12 hour - 7:00 AM -7:30 PM (For Internal Candidate Only)

Registered Nurse - Hospice House - 12 hour - 7:00 AM -7:30 PM (For Internal Candidate Only)

Tracking Code: 28736-977

Job Location: 12401 Washington Blvd., Whittier, California, United States

Category

Nursing

Specialty Vascular Access (PICC)/Radiology:

Responsible and accountable for providing for the placement of vascular access devices within the inpatient and outpatient hospital setting. In addition, will collaborate with the nursing and medical staff to determine the most appropriate candidates for PICC insertion and provide clinical staff with education relating to the care and maintenance of the PICC lines.

New Grad-Nursing Administration, Maternal Childcare, NICU, Nursing Administration, Critical Care, G.I. Services, Surgery:

Provides direct nursing care including assessment, plan of care, education, and evaluation for assigned patients. Performs patient duties necessary to maintain the flow of patient care as well as coordinates the delivery of care provided by other care team members and disciplines.

Emergency:

Provide a full range of nursing practice guided by the American Nursing Association's (ANA) Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice (2004) and dependent upon experience, role, and population served. Primary nursing responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. Standards of professional performance required include quality practice, education/competency, professional practice evaluation, collegiality, collaboration, and ethics, research/best practice integration, resource utilization and leadership (ANA, 2004). Assists patients to attain or maintain optimal health, implementing a strategy of care to accomplish defined goals within the context of a patient-centered health care plan, and evaluating responses to nursing care and treatment (National Council of State Board of Nursing, 2004).

RN Clinical Resource Coordinator/NICU:

To provide the Clinical Directors with review of performance improvement findings and analysis of data in collaboration with the appropriate staff. To assist center management with processing of unit specific duties including but not limited to orientation, education, performance improvement, timecards, policies and procedures, hearing screening, and patient follow-up.

PACU:

Provides pre/post-operative nursing care to assigned patients utilizing the nursing process. Performs within the standards of professional practice and hospital policies and procedures, is a resource person for the post anesthesia care unit. Available to take call on a rotational basis as assigned and flexes with schedule as unit census requires.

Same Day Surgery:

Provides peri-operative nursing care to assigned patients utilizing the nursing process. Performs within the standards of professional practice and hospital policies and procedures.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women's health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation's top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.

Required Skills

Hospice

• Written and verbal communications, interpersonal skills.
• Basic organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Patient assessment.
• Clinical education related to specialty.
• Principles of patient/family teaching.

Required Experience

Hospice:

• Graduate from approved school of nursing
• Current license as a registered nurse in California
• BLS required.
• Evidence of continuing education and self-development
• 1-2 years clinical experience in a healthcare setting

Minimum Salary

$51.50

Maximum Salary

$81.04