Registered Nurse - MED/SURG

RN-MED/SURG/TELEMETRYCoordinates and provides direct nursing care for patients, participates in patient and their representatives teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively with physicians, ancillary services, and other members of the patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice. The primary patients cared for on the Med-Surg Telemetry Unit are adults and geriatric patients.The Staff Nurse must be competent in the physiological and psychological assessment of adult and geriatric patients. He/she must be knowledgeable in recognizing signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect, and of safety issues, both environmental and medical. He/she must be knowledgeable of appropriate treatments and pharmaceuticals for adult and geriatric patients.Requirements: Current active California RN license and graduation from a school of nursing with diploma, associate degree, or advanced nursing degree. Current American Heart Association BLS provider card. NIHSS Stroke Scale Certification required upon hire. Must be computer-literate (working knowledge of Word), familiarity with an electronic healthcare record system. Minimum of 1 year recent (within the last 18 months) acute care hospital experience is preferred.Pay/Benefits: Estimated pay is based on qualifications (including but not limited to experience, education, certifications, and licensure where applicable). Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D, optional supplemental life (employee, spouse, and/or child coverage), flexible spending accounts (medical and dependent care), 403b retirement with dollar for dollar match up to 5%, paid time off, and more available depending on employment status.