Nurse Coordinator

Company: Huntington Hospital
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: September 26, 2024

Job Description:

Job Title: Registered Nurse 12HR

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Registered Nurse to join our team at Huntington Hospital. As a Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our healthcare team.

Responsibilities:

* Coordinate patient care to meet identified needs
* Supervise the management of patient care utilizing critical thinking and nursing process
* Discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services
* Monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, care planning and evaluating outcomes
* Coordinates patient care across the health care continuum

Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree (BSN) required
* Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) will be considered if enrolled in a BSN program with degree completion within 2 years of date of hire or date of transfer to an RN position
* Minimum 1 year of current experience in acute care area of expertise/equivalent service area, 2 years preferred
* Orthopedic/Neuro and Trauma experience preferred
* Basic computer skills/experience with computerized documentation systems required

Licenses/Certifications:

* Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
* Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) issued by American Heart Association

Preferred:

* Current Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) or related certification

Skills:

* Care of the Trauma patient
* Care of the Orthopedic patient, including Traction and CPM machine
* Care of the Neurological patient including Lumbar drains, Neuro Orthotics, Halo cervical stabilization
* Ability to deliver effective pain management via PCA, Epidural and femoral blocks
* Wound VAC Therapy
* Autotransfusion Therapy

Worker Type: Regular Full time
Shift: Nights

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