Advanced Clinician RN - Rapid Response Team (RRT) - ED/ICU - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Night - Full-time - May be eligible for Relocation Incentive

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.

This position requires excellent communication skills as well as excellent critical This position requires excellent communication skills as well as excellent critical thinking. The ideal candidate will bring their skill to assist patients and other nurses throughout the entire metro campus. It also requires great flexibility.

Candidate will be a highly skilled and knowledgeable RN critical thinker with excellent communication skills.  This position requires an ability to be highly adaptable and collaborative. The ideal candidate will bring their expert skills and knowledge to assist an RN manage their patient in a variety of clinical situations throughout SGH. The role also requires great flexibility.

The candidate will have a minimum of 2 years current Critical Care (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
• Two 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years recent ICU or ED RN experience in an acute care setting

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 p