PrePost at CommonSpirit Health

Where Youll WorkFounded in 1955 Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services including the Leavey Cancer Center a cardiovascular center stroke center the Center for Assault Treatment Services a pediatric medical center and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health one of the nations five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9000 physicians 62000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here for more information.One Community. One Mission. One CaliforniaJob Summary and ResponsibilitiesThe Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients of all ages in accordance with individual needs physician orders Hospital policy and standards of nursing practice. He/she is responsible for directing and coordinating members of the care team focusing on the provision of individualized quality patient care consistent with organizational values.Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures objectives Quality Assessment and Improvement Program legal safety environmental infection control standards Nurse Practices Act and Patients Bill of Rights.Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the care of patients.Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members physicians patients patient family members and the public as appropriate while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.Demonstrates effective nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing processProvides guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.Documents and communicates all observed symptoms reactions treatments and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.Provides for teaching based on identified need.Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.Communicates the plan of care to the patient and care partner(s) for the active involvement of the patient in the evolution of the plan throughout hospitalization.Conducts hourly rounds with the patient and care partner focusing on pain management skin integrity elimination and other miscellaneous patient needs.Conforms to legal requirements of nursing practice and Hospital policies and procedures.Demonstrates a professional cooperative manner when dealing with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team.Demonstrates understanding of organizational structure and utilizes appropriate channels of communication.Administers medications to assigned patients as directed and assesses and documents patient responses; initiates appropriate interventions per Hospital/Unit policy.Demonstrates an understanding of the approaches to and methods of Continuous Performance Improvement.Supervises and assigns duties to unlicensed assistive personnel based on legal scope of practice regulations and hospital policy.Acts as a resource for all aspects of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for employees and medical staff.Accesses network and effectively utilizes electronic applications (e.g. e-mail LMS T.E.A.M etc) on a daily basis.Serves as a preceptor and role model to new personnel and nursing students.Collaborates with the supervisory staff to identify own educational and professional growth needs.Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.Job RequirementsRegistered Nurse with current California License required.Current BLS from the American Heart Association required.Minimum one (1) year current acute care registered nursing experience in specialty area required.Preferred QualificationsExperience with EHR (Cerner MediTech etc)This position is represented by SEIU L121RN and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Key Skills Category Management,Corporate Paralegal,Access Control System,Ftp,Channel Sales,IT System Administration Employment Type : Unclear Experience: years Vacancy: 1