Job Title (#6157) - Registered Nurse Skilled Nursing- King City, CA

Functions independently in performing the nursing process through assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of safe therapeutic care for patient’s overt and covert needs and/or complications of treatment during his/ her assigned shift. He/ she will individualize patient care based upon the age appropriate and developmental needs. Should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients on his/ her unit. Provides ancillary members of the healthcare team.

Compensation and Benefits for the Registered Nurse Skilled Nursing:

• The starting salary for this position is $85,000.00 to $115,000.00 per year.
• Permanent Days Full Time job.
• Benefits are Competitive and Negotiable

Requirements of the Registered Nurse Skilled Nursing:

• Bachelors of Science (Nursing) preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year acute care experience within the past 5 years
• Current IV skills or completion of competency within 3 months
• Current California RN License. Current AHA BLS certification.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities of the Registered Nurse Skilled Nursing:

• Interviews the patient or other significant source and completes appropriate history/assessment information on patient’s clinical record within two hours of admission
• Legibly documents symptoms that indicate risk on clinical record in a legible manner
• Incorporates nursing diagnostic data into written assessment.
• Documents information from family, other nurses and physicians in the written assessment.
• Documents and sets priorities for care of patients based on acuity, need, or patient preference.
• Safely performs and documents nursing interventions required by the patient assignment consistent with scientific principles and hospital policy
• Carries out and documents the medical and nursing care plans for said patients and coordinates patient care activities with nurses and physicians and other healthcare team members
• In response to information/data indicative of acute risk and documents the action.
• Seeks out appropriate resources.
• Explains tests, procedures, and disease process to patient/family. Follows through with teaching plan about information by instructing patient/family and skills essential to understanding and coping with illness and for the promotion of optimal health and as it applies to the discharge process.
• Assesses patient/family level of understanding and documents on clinical records.
• Participates effectively in Code procedures.
• Ensures that patient is reassessed as status requires.
• Participates in the evaluation and review of patient care.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions in relation to intended goal.
• Participates in patient care conferences.
• Documents patient response to care in Nurses notes
• Revises patient care plans based on evaluation of effectiveness of interventions.

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