Sharp Grossmont - La Mesa, United States - Sharp HealthCare

Sharp HealthCare

Verified Company

La Mesa, United States

2 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Sign-On and Relocation Incentives eligible, ask your Recruiter about eligible incentives For Full Time and Part Time Positions
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Sharp Grossmont Hospital Psychiatric ITP Full Time and Part Time Evenings or Nights:

Sharp Grossmont Hospital Psychiatric ITP Weekend Shift only Evenings or Nights

What You Will Do
To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.

Required Qualifications

Graduate of nursing school.
1 Year clinical experience
California Registered Nurse (RN)
CA Board of Registered Nursing REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare)
American Heart Association REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

BSN
2 3years current RN Direct Patient Care work experience in Psychiatric Locked Unit

Essential Functions

Clinical advancement

Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care. Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patients' needs and aspects of care. Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care. Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.

Clinical judgment and decision making
Clinical leadership

Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member.
Responsible for delegation and follows through to ensure delegated task is complete.

Before delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or should not be delegated).Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate.

Helps coworkers improve performance.
Offers assistance and support to coworkers.
Provides positive feedback to others.
Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
Provides incidental teaching to members of the team.
Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems.
Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner.
Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers.

Nursepatient/family relationship

Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.

Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include:
spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue). Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs.

Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as:
removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa. Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness. Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials. Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision. Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the care team. May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload; confident management of emergency situations. Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Complies with all regulatory and accreditation standards. Demonstrates professional behavior through participation in unit activities and committees as appropriate. Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team. Teaches skills as necessary. Coordina