RN - Emergency (ER) Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley, CA Nurse Practitioner

Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Fountain Valley

Department: Emergency Services

Status: Full Time

Shift: Night Shift

Pay Range*: $51.99 to $81.50

Sign On Bonus Eligible: $20,000 (signing bonus available to external hires new to MHS employment, contingent upon satisfaction of employment requirements)

Position Summary

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values: Accountability, Best Practice, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center's strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Utilizes the nursing process and practice standards as a framework for the management of patient care
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine a nursing diagnosis and appropriate interventions.
• Demonstrates leadership in the coordination of patient care across the healthcare continuum with progress towards meeting desired patient outcome.
• Delegates to licensed and unlicensed personnel
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize effective critical thinking skills
• Prioritizes essential functions
• Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical information system and applies principles to patient documentation
• Contributes to an effective and safe working environment
• Formulates a teaching plan, based on identified patient learning needs, and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching plan as necessary.
• Serves as a role model and mentors new staff members
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights. Maintains confidentiality of all medical, financial and other sensitive material in printed, electronic or verbal form, which may jeopardize the privacy of patients and/or employees.
• Demonstrates the ability to use good customer service skills by managing and acknowledge patient family-significant other expectations
• Demonstrates tact, sensitivity and discretion
• Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of job specific competencies
• Ability to be at work and be on time
• Ability to follow company policies, procedures and directives
• Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner
• Ability to prioritize and multitask

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCarethat includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there's more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.