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- Employment Type: PRN
- Department: Emergency Services
- Hours/Pay Period: .01
The posted compensation range of $54.76 - $81.45 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
- Patient Rights and Advocacy involves respecting and accommodating the patient’s cultural, linguistic, religious, and family needs by utilizing professional interpreters and ensuring that Advance Directives are addressed
- Comprehensive Assessment requires the nurse to perform and document timely, age-appropriate, and holistic patient assessments including risks for falls, skin integrity, nutrition, and abuse at a ninety-five (95) percent compliance rate
- Collaborative Care Planning entails the development and consistent updating of individualized, multidisciplinary plans of care that define clear nursing goals and interventions tailored to the patient’s specific developmental stage and needs
- Safe and Effective Implementation involves executing nursing interventions, hourly rounds, and physician orders in strict accordance with facility policies while prioritizing patient safety and clear communication with the healthcare team
- Continuous Evaluation and Documentation requires the nurse to actively monitor patient progress and post-procedure status by updating care plans every shift and maintaining accurate, complete medical records to ensure high-quality and complaint-free care
- Competency Assurance involves maintaining and demonstrating ongoing developmental, cultural, and linguistic proficiency through direct observation, consistent auditing of medical records, and strict adherence to all facility policies and legal standards
Required
- Most possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse (RN) license with the state of California.
- Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.
- Must possess and maintain a current Advanced Critical Life Support (ACLS) certificate at the time of employment and or transfer.
- Must possess and maintain a current Pediatrics Advance Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatrics Certified (ENPC) certificate at the time of employment or transfer
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), within 18 months
Preferred
- Current MICN
- Bilingual
- Previous acute or emergency experience a plus
- Certification for Emergency Nurse (CEN) Certificate
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Where You'll WorkFounded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
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– Kathleen D. Sanford, EVP, Chief Nursing Officer
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