Per Diem RN - Unit A2 - Cardiac Cath Lab - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Day Shift - Per Diem

**Hours:** **Shift Start Time:** 7 AM **Shift End Time:** 5:30 PM **AWS Hours Requirement:** 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift **Additional Shift Information:** Requires 2 shifts per 4-week schedule; 1 weekend shift per 4 week schedule or 1 Monday or Friday **Weekend Requirements:** As Needed **On-Call Required:** No **Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):** $61.740 - $70.170 - $90.160 The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience. **What You Will Do** To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families. **Required Qualifications** - Graduate of nursing school. - 2 Years clinical experience. - California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED - AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED - ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED **Essential Functions** - Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member. Responsible for delegation and follows through to ensure delegated task is complete. Before delegating, analyzes each situation, determines and consistently applies levels of supervision needed (unsupervised, initial direction and periodic inspection, continuous supervision, or should not be delegated). Assesses appropriateness of physician orders and to question physician when appropriate. - Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures. Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care. Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues. Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem oriented approach to patient issues. - Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family. Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include: spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue). Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs. Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as: removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa. - Helps coworkers improve performance Offers assistance and support to coworkers. Provides positive feedback to others. Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately. Provides incidental teaching to members of the team. Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems. Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner. Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers. - Provides age appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness. Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials. Demonstrates flexibility to teaching based on assessment of learner's needs and the integration of adult learning principles. - Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care. Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient nee…