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Title: Registered Nurse

Location: Laguna Hills, CA

Department: Observation Care

Status: Full-Time  

Shift: Nights (12hrs)

Pay Range*: $51.99 - $81.50

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups - consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Saddleback Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values: Integrity, Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Saddleback Medical Center's strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.

Utilizing the nursing process and clinical nursing practice standards, the RN, Clinical Nurse II is responsible for directing, delivering, and coordinating nursing care for the observation and/or outpatient surgical patient in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Observation Care Unit.  Responsibilities include directing unlicensed employee activity, synthesizing patient information, assessment of patients, planning of care, interventions, teaching patients/family, implementation of treatment plan, MD orders, and evaluation of care rendered. The RN must effectively communicate and document data relevant to the care of the patient. The RN utilizes knowledge of patient age, cultural diversity, and psychosocial and/or spiritual needs into the patient's plan of care. The RN contributes to the promotion of quality nursing care through performance improvement processes that demonstrates positive outcome in patient care. In addition, the RN collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure safe and effective patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcome. The RN must participate in the call rotation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

         Utilizes the nursing process and practice standards as a framework for the management of patient care.

         Analyzes the assessment data to determine a nursing diagnosis and appropriate interventions.

         Demonstrates leadership in the coordination of patient care across the healthcare continuum with progress towards meeting desired patient outcome.

         Delegates to licensed and unlicensed personnel.

         Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical information system and applies principles to patient documentation.

         Formulates a teaching plan, based on identified patient learning needs, and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching plan as necessary.

         Serves as a role model and mentors new staff members.

         Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of job specific competencies.

         Identifies, develops and implements an action plan for self-development/professional growth that also includes peer review.

         Identifies subtle as well as obvious patient problems and reports to an appropriate resource person considering multidisciplinary team members and/or Chain of Command.

         Addresses the age specific needs of all populations served: adolescent, adult, and geriatric.

         Contributes to an effective and safe working environment.

         Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner.

         Ability to prioritize and multitask

         Ability to be at work and be on time.

         Ability to follow company policies, procedures, and directives.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare-that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there's more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

         Current CA RN license required

         BSN required 

         Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

         Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, & NIH required

        One-year acute care experience in Medical Surgical or Telemetry in an acute setting is required.

         EKG certified required

         Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.