What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical RN position at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital?
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for patients receiving Surgical Services based on HMNH’s policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements.
Licensure and Certification:
- Current CA RN license
- Current BLS, ACLS and PALS provider cards
- Certification in this specialty preferred
Education:
- Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
Experience:
- 1 year PACU or critical care experience required
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to perform post-anesthesia assessment nursing skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills
Physical Demands – Patient Care:
- Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
- Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
- Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
- Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
- Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
- Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
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Key for Physical Demands |
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Continuous |
66 to 100% of the time |
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Frequent |
33 to 65% of the time |
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Occasional |
0 to 32% of the time |
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