Location: Bakersfield Heart Hospital – Bakersfield, CA
Department: Patient Care Unit
Job Code: 4
Employment Status: Full time
Shift: Nights
Qualifications:
- Education: Graduate of a nursing program.
- Licensure/Certification: Registered Nurse with current state licensure or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact.
- BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
- Successful completion of AHA approved course in ACLS within one year of employment required for all nursing areas.
- PALS or ENPC certification required for Emergency Room nurses within one year of employment.
- Experience: Minimum of one-year adult, acute care with cardiology/cardiovascular nursing preferred.
Position Summary:
This professional staff person is responsible for performing assessments, developing a plan of care, implementing and evaluating the care. The RN administers medications and treatments as ordered by physicians and in keeping with the current clinical nursing practice. The RN is responsible for directing, monitoring and evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the RN works collaboratively with the other members to assure the safe and accurate delivery of care. In addition, the RN performs a range of technical services in a cross-functional mode to comprehensively serve patient needs. Assumes, under the direction of the Laboratory, responsibility for patient specimen testing, quality control, quality improvement, and equipment maintenance.
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