Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Full Time/Nights - Req#2097450100 - Full-time

p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"Job Objective/span/u/strongstrongspan style="font-size:11pt":/span/strongspan style="font-size:11pt" A Registered Nurse is responsible for the nursing care of patients as established by the Nursing Practice Act of the Board of Registered Nursing of the State of California and as guided by policies and procedures of the Medical Center./span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt" /span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"Duties and Responsibilities:/span/u/strong/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Nursing Process/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Apply nursing process in direct patient care./span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Provides accurate assessment and documentation of physiological, psychosocial, cultural, developmental, socioeconomic, and spiritual needs of patients as evidenced by assessment within time frame appropriate for level of care/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Provides logical sequence of action, updates nursing care plan as evidenced by notations on care plan, provides evaluation each shift of patient's progress in relation to the patient care plan, if applicable to area of care/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Provides Information to patient/family relating to educational resources available, Directs patient/family educational process/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Provides discharge planning beginning on admission with appropriate referrals and update as required by the patient/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Adheres to the admission and transfer criteria/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Adheres to all current policies and procedures in providing patient care and seek clarification if needed./span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Evaluates and documents outcomes of medical, nursing, and ancillary team interventions/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Incorporates time management skills in accomplishing care/span/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Nursing Care Delivery Process/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Knowledgeable regarding current nursing practices and procedures/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"a.  Demonstrates knowledge and use of resources and forms/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"b.  Demonstrates knowledge of Medical Center structure and administrative resources/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"c.  Demonstrates ability to interpret rules and regulations/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Knowledge of legal aspects of nursing care/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Demonstrates knowledge of legal documents pertinent to unit/area of care/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Demonstrates knowledge of patient rights/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Acts as liaison between medical staff and patient care team/span/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Technical Equipment/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Able to operate technical equipment in area of care, safely, efficiently, and accurately/span/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Environment/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Assists in maintenance of a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Assesses safety/cleanliness of patient/unit environment and reports conditions requiring change/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Utilizes resources, equipment, and supplies efficiently and with cost awareness/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Reports hazardous conditions to appropriate department for correction/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Uses clean and aseptic techniques for protection of patients and personal safety/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Prevents contamination and/or transfer of Infection by use of the Exposure Control Plan and Standard Precautions in daily work/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Demonstrates knowledge of emergency codes/span/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Leadership/Professionalism/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Supervises care provided by others/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"a.  Assumes responsibility for quality of care given/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"b.  Gives accurate and concise patient care reports to appropriate persons/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"c.  Gives accurate, concise patient care reports/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:58.5pt"span style="font-size:11pt"d.  Demonstrates-knowledge of scheduling guidelines/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Maintains professional attitude and effective working relationships with fellow staff members, other departments, patients' families, medical staff and volunteers/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Functions appropriately and effectively under pressure. Provides care as part of team effort in crisis or emergency situation/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Adheres to all privacy laws when dealing with confidential and protected health information (PHI)/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Maintains the confidentiality of patients, Medical Center and department information/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Adheres to the Code of Conduct/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Adheres to all Antelope Valley Medical Center Compliance Integrity Program policies and procedures including the duty to report compliance violations and the duty to disclose conflicts of interest/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Completion of all mandatory initial and annual training within assigned time frames per established guidelines/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Demonstrates ethical decision making, integrity, and a willingness to promote a culture of safety/span/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="6" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Communication/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Communicate effectively with patients, families, visitors, and physicians/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Responsible for problem solving and crisis intervention related to physicians, patients, families, and staff/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Follows the Chain of Command and Conflict Management process established by AVMC/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Displays a willingness to follow directions and to accept and utilize constructive criticism/span/p ol style="margin-top:0in" start="7" type="1"li class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size:11pt"Age Specific Cultural Requirement/span/li/ol p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Demonstrate knowledge regarding special needs and behaviors of age specific and cultural groups/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Participates in age specific and cultural educational and training programs/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.25in"span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'symbol'"·span style="font:7pt 'times new roman'"         /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"Demonstrates proficiency in required age specific and cultural competencies/span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:11pt" /span/p p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"strongspan style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif" /span/strong/span/u/strong/p p