Title: Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Fountain Valley

Department: Cardiac Recovery (CVOU)

Status: Per Diem

Shift: Days (8 hours)

Pay Range*: $47.15 to $68.37

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.

Position Summary

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values: Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center’s strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.

Utilizing the nursing process, the RN is responsible for directing and coordinating nursing care for the Special Procedures patient in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Nursing Department. Responsibilities include directing unlicensed employee activity, synthesizing patient information, assessment of patients, planning of care/intervention, teaching patients/family, implementation of treatment plan/MD orders, and evaluation of care rendered. The RN must effectively communicate and document data relevant to the care of the patient. In addition, the RN collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure safe and effective patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

This Cardiac Recovery (CVOU) RN position includes care for the preoperative and postoperative patients in the following specialty areas:  Invasive Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, Peripheral Vascular, Neurovascular Interventions and TAVR procedures.  In addition, supports moderate sedation care provided for TEE, Cardioversions, Bronchoscopy and EBUS procedure patients.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Ability to utilize the nursing process in care delivery
• Ability to coordinate patient care across the healthcare continuum
• Ability to utilize effective critical thinking skills
• Ability to prioritize essential functions
• Ability to delegate to licensed and unlicensed personnel
• Ability to demonstrate integrated knowledge of job specific competencies
• Ability to be at work and be on time
• Ability to follow company policies, procedures and directives
• Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner
• Ability to prioritize and multitask

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• One year acute care nursing experience, consideration will be made for a candidate with strong educational and associated experiential background.
• Computer, internet, order entry and word processing experience preferred.
• Critical Care/Telemetry experience preferred

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Current California Registered Nursing (RN) License
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Card (BLS)
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care (ACLS)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred