Medical Care Center Staff

2 weeks ago

Bakersfield, United States Kern Medical Full time
strong>Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical offers a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient clinics providing personalize patient-centered wellness care. Kern Medical cares for 15,000 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.
  • Per Diem employees supplement department staffing needs, with no guarantee of minimum hours.
  • Must be willing and available to four (4) shifts per six (6) week scheduling period.

Position: Hospital Staff Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics- Per Diem - Shift

Definition:

Under the supervision of a nurse leader (Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Director, Clinical Supervisor and Clinical Nurse Leader), independently prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient and performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care for patients The scope of practice is in accordance with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics and California Nurse Practice Act Board of Registered Nurses of the State of California.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This classification ranges from novice nurse with limited knowledge and skills to expert nurse with advanced knowledge and skills, and the ability to perform work with minimum supervision. The HSN is expected to be committed to enhancing the profession of nursing, actively seek to improve their professional practice, contribute to the professional development of others, demonstrate caring-healing practices and promote the vision and goals of the organization and Department of Nursing. All nursing clinical practice will be evaluated and governed through the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and/or their RN designee.

Essential Functions:
  • Creates and sustains an environment that supports compassionate caring through authentic presence with the patient and family, building trusting relationships, creates connections that embrace mind, body, spirit modalities to mobilize the patient's strengths and abilities toward healing.
  • Collects and documents data for assigned patients according to prescribed methods.
  • Interprets assessment data to determine whether patient has physiological and/or psychosocial risk factors, records and reports variances from normal parameters.
  • Collaborates with the patient, family and members of the healthcare team to develop individualized plan of care based on existing and potential patient problems, observable patient responses. Implements nursing and physician orders safely
  • Uses education, experience and interpretation of assessment data to prioritize appropriate nursing actions;
  • Establishes nursing diagnoses, uses appropriate resources to formulate a written plan of care; evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises patient care plans, as necessary.
  • Adheres to hospital-approved policies and procedures.
  • Is knowledgeable of and is compliant with ANA Code of Ethics, ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and KMC Professional Practice Model

Monitors own practices and assists in monitoring others for practices related to patient and employee safety and compliance to standards and policies. Looks for opportunities for continual improvement in patient care and the work environment.
  • Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skill in the care of populations served by Kern Medical facilities.
  • Trains staff members, orients new staff and serves as a mentor to staff as an experienced clinician and manager of care.

Employment Standards:

Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program with a Bachelor or Associate's degree preferred, and a valid and unrestricted license issued by the State of California to practice as a Registered Nurse;

Minimum one (1) year of Registered Nursing experience in area applying.

Employees must maintain all health requirements designated by Kern Medical Center.

Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.

Knowledge of:

Theory, techniques and practices of nursing; medical terminology, instruments and equipment; the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics.

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