Job Location: RNFA

Location: Bakersfield, CA

Duration: 3 Months

Shift: Day

Pay range: $110/hr. on W2

Job Description:

· The Hospital Staff Nurse II is the advanced level in the Hospital Staff Nurse – Pre-Licensed/I/II flexible classification series and includes Hospital Staff Nurses in correctional medicine assignments. Hospital Staff Nurse II is the third level in the Hospital Staff Nurse - Pre-Licensed I/II flexible classification series.

· It is designed for the licensed Registered Nurse who has experience to at an advanced level of nursing practice. Hospital Staff Nurse II is distinguished from Hospital Staff Nurse I by its level of knowledge and skill required including the degree of difficulty of work and performance with minimum supervision.

· The emphasis on essential functions performed may vary according to assignment. All nursing clinical practice shall be evaluated and governed through the Chief Nursing Officer and/or their Registered Nurse designer.

· Essential Functions: Collects and documents data about patients commonly seen on the unit according to prescribed methods. Interprets complex assessment data to determine whether patient has physiological and/or psychosocial risk factors; records and reports assessment data.

· Develops and contributes to a plan of nursing action based on existing and potential patient problems and observable patient responses; incorporates the medical plan of care.

· Uses combination of education and advanced experience to provide a range of options for nursing actions; makes appropriate nursing decisions based on the assessment of the patient and interpretation of clinical data.

· Establishes nursing diagnoses and initiates appropriate interventions; uses appropriate resources to formulate a written plan of care; evaluates the effectiveness of nursing intervention and revises patient care plans as necessary.

· Implements therapeutic care for patients responding to the needs due to multi-system disease or complications of treatment, work with physician in setting priorities for care of patients.

· Anticipates patient care problems and responds to changes on the unit by prioritizing emergencies, changes in patient status and unusual occurrences.

· Performs and documents the nursing process consistent with scientific principle and hospital policy as required by patient assignment.

· Implements the medical and nursing care plans and coordinates patient care activities with nurses, physicians and allied health professionals.

· Performs tasks described in the unit specific components of nursing practice for the unit to which assigned. Assesses patient/family level of understanding and develops teaching methods and plans; accordingly, follows through on teaching plans developed to instruct patients and their family members regarding; testing, procedures and disease process; knowledge and skills essential to coping with illness, and promotion of optimum health.

Requirement:

· RN License

· 3 years of experience

· Certified Nurse, Operating Room (CNOR)

· Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA) certification

· Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification by the American Heart Association

· BLS

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Job Type: Contract

Pay: $110.00 per hour

Work Location: In person