Staff Nurse - Med/Surg - Part Time

This is a part-time day shift opportunity

Bargaining Unit: EAP

Rate of Pay: $70.71/hour + DOE 

• Assesses physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
• Plans individual care of patient and documents care plan.
• Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness of interventions.
• Identifies and provides education to patient and/or significant other.
• Coordinates resources for complete and effective patient care.
• Possesses effective communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Utilizes equipment properly.
• Participates in departmental growth and development.
• Pursues professional growth.
• Follows patient care standards.
• Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, an allay apprehension.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatment and examination of patient, as appropriate.
• Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
• Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
• Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Documents nursing history and physical assessment for assigned patients.
• Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by physician and/or hospital policy including patient and family instruction.
• Makes beds, bathes and feeds patients.
• Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.
• Ability to work standby.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

6 months to 1 year of relevant experience

• Upon hire

• Upon hire
• New employees hired into the District after September 1, 2012 must have California and Nevada RN licenses. If hired as a temporary or seasonal RN, must have current CA RN license only
• Employees in this job classification on 1/1/2023 have until June 1, 2023 to obtain a Nevada RN license, unless hired prior to 9/1/2012.

• Upon hire

• Within 3 months of hire into job

• Within 6 months of hire into job

• One year experience in Acute Care nursing as a registered nurse.
• ICU experience is preferred to provide additional staffing coverage in the ICU as needed.