RN Medical Surgical Float Pool

Founded in 1956 Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield California. Serving nearly 100000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care maternity care and orthopedics. Additionally Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and its Lauren Small Childrens Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

One Community. One Mission. One California

As our Registered Nurse (RN) on our Float Pool team you will be a pivotal healthcare professional delivering compassionate high-quality care that truly impacts our patients well-being and recovery while presenting a positive attitude and being reliable

Every day you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized comprehensive care making critical assessments performing skilled procedures and meticulously implementing patient care plans. Youll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this vital role you will possess keen assessment skills acute critical thinking and a patient-first mindset driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Perform patient assessment/reassessment including giving or receiving comprehensive change of shift and intermittent report obtaining the nursing history conducting a physical assessment establishing priorities for care.
• Assess patients learning needs readiness for discharge and ability of the patient/family/SO to manage illness after discharge.
• Completes both computer and hand written documentation using correct format in an accurate precise timely legible and complete manner .
• Provide direct patient care as required. Assist physician with procedures as necessary.
• Report changes in patients condition to physician.

• Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications.
• One (1) - three (3) years of previous acute care experience required or hired through the Versant RN Residency Program.
• Registered Nurse (RN) CA
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing
• Previous critical care experience preferred
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Advanced Burn Life Support