RN-Registered Nurse Telemetry Nursing Full Time Nights - Telemetry

Nurse Med Surg/Telemetry - Days & Nights
The MLKCH New Graduate RN Residency will prepare new nurses by organizing and overseeing all aspects of their transition into professional nursing. As an RN Resident, you will be hired into the facility as a full-time employee. You will be supported—professionally and emotionally—by a network of nurses who act as teachers, preceptors, mentors, and debriefers. Upon successful completion of this paid RN Residency, you'll be prepared to work as an independent, professional RN on your home unit. It is the best way for you to gain the experience, skills, judgment, and confidence you'll need to thrive in your new career as a professional nurse at MLKCH.
Unit: Med Surg/Tele, ED & Float Pool Program Start Date: July 13, 2026 Application Deadline: May 18, 2026
A Clinical Staff Nurse at MLKCH is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care. Reporting to the Clinical Unit Supervisor of the hired department, The Clinical Staff Nurse has 12 hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient/family centered care. This nursing care is provided to a defined group of patients, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness. Community Hospital. Community Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities. Nurses licensed in California are expected to demonstrate the following components according to the Nurse Practice Act:

• The nurse demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem solving model; Nursing assessment is focused to target areas most productive for a given patient population or situation. evaluates and appropriately alters the plan of care. Is accountable for prioritizing and organizing patient care and ensuring follow through with planned care.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age and needs of the patients served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates the Hospital's Patient Satisfaction effort when interacting with patients, families, and co-workers.
• The nurse develops and maintains a therapeutic nurse/patient relationship throughout the health care continuum. Respect for patient's rights is an integral part of the nurse/patient relationship as reflected in our values and mission. Conducts hourly rounding on patients.
• The nurse communicates utilizing the SBAR in all hand-off situations.
• Performs documentation of patient care including: assessment, interdisciplinary plan of care (IPOC), implementation, evaluation, and following unit specific and hospital documentation policies and procedures.
• Works with Care Mangers during the patient's stay and takes a proactive role in coordinating interdisciplinary discharge planning for a specific patient population.
• Reviews all orders on patients and communicates changes in patient condition with physician and other team members. Contacts the physician promptly with significant changes in patient's condition, collaborates professionally for required orders and follows-up with revised care.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions and documents outcomes in the IPOC.
• The nurse will exhibit flexibility in transfer of location throughout the shift as patient census dictates
• Demonstrates ability to plan, supervise, instruct and evaluate ancillary nursing personnel, floats, orientees and registry staff. Ensures that an evaluation is completed each shift for registry/floats.
• Wears hospital I.Maintains a safe and clean environment that complies with regulatory standards including Patient Safety Goals.
• Participates in the implementation of the unit specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, completes monitoring forms and reports findings to the Clinical Unit Supervisor and Nurse Manager.
• Assist with unit set-up of equipment, supplies, patient rooms, etc.
• Provide basic hygiene and ADL's to patients.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager.

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Master's degree in Nursing required. Internal candidates with an Associate's Degree in Nursing will be considered.

Must have completed RN License within the last 18 months.

Current California Nursing License and in good standing.
Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish)
Intermediate computer skills
Electronic Medical Record experience preferred.