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Lead Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry Adventist Health Whittier, CA, US

Job Description

Adventist Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Telemetry Lead for a nursing job in Whittier, California.

Job Summary

Provides unit-based leadership working collaboratively with the Nurse Manager, Director, Physicians, and staff. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel using both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. Ensures that all patients on the unit receive cost effective, professional care that results in positive outcomes and high patient satisfaction while maintaining the highest level of patient safety. Assesses and takes steps to improve quality of patient experience.

Essential Functions

• Provides unit-based leadership in the development and provision of clinical services. Supervises and directs unit personnel. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care. Directs and monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Participates in patient care as needed.
• Fosters an environment of patient and family centered care with special attention to cultural diversity and personal needs.
• Ensures compliance with Patient Safety Goals.
• Assesses the staffing requirements of the unit on an ongoing basis.
• Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained in a safe and operational state.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience (Required). Masters Degree (Preferred). Five years' technical experience (Preferred).
• Supervisory experience: Demonstrated supervisory skills (Required).

Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice (Required).
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS or HS-BLS or RQIBLS) certification (Preferred).
• Clinical specialty and/or nursing administration certification (Preferred).

Facility Specific Licenses/Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS or HS-BLS or RQI BLS) certification (Required).
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety (HLFS) (Required).

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health requires all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. By applying, you acknowledge that you have read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices.

Benefits

• Continuing Education
• Bereavement
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Health Care FSA
• 403b retirement plan
• Employee assistance programs
• Life insurance
• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Health savings account

Job ID #55127. Posted job title: RN, nurse lead, RN, telemetry, full-time, night shift, Ahwm Montebello site.