clinical rn - Valencia, CA , USA, United States - Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

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    Job Summary:


    The Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients based on HMNH's policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements.


    Licensure and Certification:

    • Current California RN license
    • Current BLS provider card
    • Workplace violence/de-escalation training required

    Additional Licensure and Certification (ARU):

    • QI Certified within 180 days

    Education:

    • Associate's degree in Nursing (ASN) required
    • Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred

    Experience:

    • Minimum 1 year acute hospital experience preferred

    Knowledge and Skills:

    • Strong verbal and written communication skills
    • Strong organizational skills
    • Critical thinking skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Basic computer skills

    Physical Demands - Patient Care:

    • Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
    • Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
    • Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
    • Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
    • Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
    • Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
    • Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
    • Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
    Key for Physical Demands

    Continuous

    66 to 100% of the time

    Frequent

    33 to 65% of the time

    Occasional

    0 to 32% of the time