Advanced Clinician RN – Surgery – Sharp Memorial Hospital – Day Shift - Full Time - Eligible for New Hire Relocation at Sharp Healthcare in San Diego, CA

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Hours : Shift Start Time: 6 AM Shift End Time: 6:30 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Holiday Requirements Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call Required: Yes Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $71.830 - $78.080 - $100.330 The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO. Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience. What You Will Do To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families. Required Qualifications Graduate of nursing school. 2 Years recent pertinent clinical experience as defined by the CBA. California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED Essential Functions Clinical advancement _Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care._ Demonstrates leadership in the identification, resolution and evaluation of system/practice/work flow issues. Sought out for critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision making skills. Demonstrates an intuitive grasp of a clinical situation and without wasteful consideration to alternatives, focuses on problem-solution. Able to identify high priority potential crises before significant clinical changes are evident. Clinical judgment and decision making _Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety._ Recognized resource, leader and problem-solver for staff in and outside of the unit. Identified as a clinical expert. Serves as a clinical resource and contributes to professional development/education of other staff members. Integrates care with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate patients' access to needed resource from preadmission to discharge. Applies nursing principles in the provision of science-based comprehensive care delivery to identified patient population. Assumes leadership role in interdisciplinary conference by initiating, facilitating and communication. Uses critical thinking skills to individualize information, to analyze it and draw conclusion. Thinks creatively to generate and evaluate ideas for making decisions and solving problems for the patient/family. _Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures._ Supports documentation process helping others to understand regulatory and legal requirements an implications. Clinical leadership _Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team._ Coaches health care team member on how to determine if delegated task is appropriately assigned, how to accept a delegated task, and each individual's accountability for performing and completing the task. Uses judgment and problem solving skills to assess appropriateness of physician's orders, is unafraid to question orders and to initiate, redirect and resolve issues. Assists staff in developing communication skills that result in customer satisfaction. Guides staff in new patient situations and/or those unfamiliar to the nurse or not commonly seen in the department. _Helps coworkers improve performance._ Transfers knowledge and mentors others to improve clinical practice. Applies expert nursing principles that will directly result in improved outcomes as assessed by patient, family, physicians, and staff. Assists with matching patients' needs with staff ability and/or developmental needs. Organized and able to clearly present a formal class or presentation by using words, examples, pictures or graphics.