Advanced Clinician RN - Rapid Response RN (RRT) - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Night - Part-time (.6) - Eligible for up to $6K in New Hire Incentives

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

7 PM

Shift End Time:

7:30 AM

AWS Hours Requirement:

12/36 - 12 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

Every Other

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$67.860 - $78.740 - $89.620

 

The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO.  Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

Summary

The candidate will have a minimum of 2 years current ICU or ED experience, have obtained their CCRN or CEN and enjoy the autonomy to practice in a variety of clinical settings throughout the hospital. As the Rapid Response RN, you will be responsible for rounding on high-risk patients, responding to various alerts and codes, implementing emergency standing orders as well as providing support to RN colleagues. You will evaluate and assist in transferring patients to Critical Care as needed. Communication skills are paramount, as you will be interacting with nurses, providers, patients and families in all departments while coordinating patient care.

This position will be in the Rapid Response Department with some hours in the department of your specialty. Must be engaged, self-motivated, independent and possess excellent communication and critical thinking skills.

What You Will Do
To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of nursing school.
• 2 Years recent pertinent clinical experience as defined by the CBA
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee provides certificate

Essential Functions

• Clinical advancement
  
  _Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care._
  Demonstrates leadership in the identification, resolution and evaluation of system/practice/work flow issues.
  Sought out for critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision making skills.
  Demonstrates an intuitive grasp of a clinical situation and without wasteful consideration to alternatives, focuses on problem-solution.
  Able to identify high priority potential crises before significant clinical changes are evident.
• Clinical judgment and decision making
  
  _Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety._
  Recognized resource, leader and problem-solver for staff in and outside of the unit.
  Identified as a clinical expert. Serves as a clinical resource and contributes to professional development/education of other staff members.
  Integrates care with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate patients' access to needed resource from preadmission to discharge.
  Applies nursing principles in the provision of science-based comprehensive care delivery to identified patient population.
  Assumes leadership role in interdisciplinary conference by initiating, facilitating and communication.
  Uses critical thinking skills to individualize information, to analyze it and draw conclusion.
  Thinks creatively to generate and evaluate ideas for making decisions and solving problems for the patient/family.
  
  _Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures._
  Supports documentation process helping others to understand regulatory and legal requirements an implications.
• Clinical leadership
  
  _Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team._
  Coaches health care team member on how to determine if delegated task is appropriately assigned, how to accept a delegated task, and each individual's accountability for performing and completing the task.
  Uses judgment and problem solving skills to assess appropriateness of physician's orders, is unafraid to question orders and to initiate, redirect and resolve issues.
  Assists staff in developing communication skills that result in customer satisfaction.
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