Clinical RN- Transition Program

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients based on HMNH's policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements.

Licensure and Certification:

• Current California RN license

• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS provider cards

• Certified in field of specialty (CCRN, PCCN, Trauma) preferred

• Telemetry course certification or equivalent experience required

Education:

• Associate's degree in Nursing (ASN) required

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year acute hospital experience required

• Cardio-Vascular (Interventional) experience preferred

• Trauma Care experience preferred

• Pediatrics experience preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Critical thinking skills

• Problem solving skills

• Basic computer skills

• Care of cardiovascular, trauma, stable pediatric patients

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.

Key for Physical Demands

Continuous

66 to 100% of the time

Frequent

33 to 65% of the time

Occasional

0 to 32% of the time