staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg - $43-65 per hour

Tenet Desert is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg for a nursing job in Joshua Tree, California. Job Description & Requirements Specialty : Med Surg Discipline : RN Duration : Ongoing 36 hours per week Shift : 12 hours Employment Type : Staff Up to $15,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience! Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center , where you’ll benefit from : A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals Position Summary Provides high quality professional nursing services in a medical and surgical environment. Shift : Nights Hours : 7 : 00pm to 7 : 30am Primary Duties Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and the path physiology disease. Demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process and utilizes it in assessment of path physiology disease. Develops a plan of care based on assessments of patient problems with appropriate interventions. All patients assigned to RN have a plan of care based on assessments and interventions are appropriate. Ability to organize patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience. Patient care has been organized with appropriate assignment of ancillary staff. Provides patient education based on disease and discharge of planning needs. All patients assigned to RN have educational needs met and documentation is present on chart. Administers medications safely. No evidence of serious medication errors or careless practice. Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information to patients when needed for Informed Consent. Observes patient’s rights, confidentiality & reports incidents of elder abuse when indicated. Archives competencies in skills needed for the unit assigned. Competencies are achieved and maintained through annual appraisal. Completes documentation as required for chart documents and unusual occurrences (Incident Reports). Charting documentation is complete; incident reports are timely and routed appropriately. Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars, in-services, and journal reading. Nursing practice reflects currency in theory and adherence to correct principles. Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVN’s, CNA’s and students. Supervises and evaluates RN’s, LVN’s and Patient Care Technicians. Knowledge of patient’s rights, confidentiality, & Elder Abuse Reporting requirements. Observes Patients’ Bill of Rights & reports incidents of Elder Abuse, if indicated. Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias displayed on a monitor and / or printed strip. Correctly identifies and appropriately responds to basic cardiac arrhythmias. Tenet Desert Job ID 2503021045-2. Posted job title : RN Med Surg Full Time Nights Benefits Sign-On bonus