Summary: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital is seeking a skilled and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. As an RN on the Med Surg/Tele unit, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, individualized patient care based on the Watson Model of Care. You will have 12-hour accountability for organizing, planning, coordinating, and implementing patient care. Join us in fulfilling our mission to deliver exceptional healthcare to our community.

Company Overview: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital is a leading healthcare facility that provides compassionate and comprehensive care to residents of Ventura County, California. Our hospital is committed to delivering excellence in healthcare and is guided by our core values. We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment where our employees can grow and thrive professionally.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize the nursing process as a problem-solving model to assess, plan, and meet the needs of patients and their families.
• Demonstrate expertise in providing age and population-specific care, applying current research findings, and making sound clinical decisions.
• Maintain a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, respecting patients' rights, and promoting their active participation in their recovery.
• Communicate effectively utilizing the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique.
• Document patient care accurately and follow unit-specific and hospital documentation policies.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary discharge planning for patients and collaborate with care managers.
• Review orders, monitor patient condition, and collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and utilize patient classification system.
• Plan, supervise, and evaluate ancillary nursing personnel, orientees, and registry staff.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment that complies with regulatory standards.
• Participate in quality and performance improvement activities.
• Assist with unit orientation of new employees and set-up of equipment and patient rooms.
• Provide basic hygiene and activities of daily living (ADLs) to patients.

Qualifications: A. Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
• Associate's degree in Nursing, Nursing Diploma, or equivalent

B. Experience

• Minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience
• Minimum of 12 months of Med/Surg/Telemetry or Critical Care nursing experience preferred
• Current California Nursing license
• Basic EKG competence
• Certification in Progressive Critical Care Nursing and/or Medical/Surgical Nursing preferred

C. Special Skills/Knowledge

• Bilingual skills (Spanish) preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Dysrhythmia Course certificate preferred
• Electronic Medical Record experience preferred
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Blue Card within 90 days of hire or requirement notification

Join the team at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital and make a difference in the lives of our patients. Apply now and be a part of our dedicated healthcare team.