Hospital Staff Nurse - Kern Medical Surgery Center, LLC - Full Time - Bilingual Preferred

Position Overview

Kern Medical Surgery Center, LLC is seeking a Hospital Staff Nurse - Full Time - Bilingual Preferred at our Surgery Center. Under the supervision of a nurse leader, you will independently prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care to acutely ill patients. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate safe, therapeutic care in accordance with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics, and the California Nurse Practice Act.

Salary Range: $40.2436 - $63.4118 hourly.

Key Responsibilities

• Creates and sustains an environment that supports compassionate caring through authentic presence with the patient and family, building trusting relationships and utilizing mind, body, spirit modalities to mobilize patient strengths.
• Collects and documents data for assigned patients according to prescribed methods.
• Interprets assessment data to determine whether patients have physiological and/or psychosocial risk factors and reports variances from normal parameters.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team members to develop individualized care plans and safely implements nursing and physician orders.
• Uses education and experience to prioritize nursing actions, establishing nursing diagnoses and formulating written care plans with appropriate resources.
• Anticipates and effectively manages rapidly changing situations by promptly identifying and activating emergency protocols when necessary.
• Performs and documents the nursing process in accordance with scientific principles, hospital policy, and critical nursing judgment.
• Implements medical and nursing care plans and coordinates patient care activities with nurses, physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers.
• Partners with patients and families to assess learning needs and designs teaching methods to promote optimum health.
• Coordinates and participates in patient care rounds, conferences, and team-building activities.
• Assists with training and orientation of new staff while mentoring peers as an experienced clinician.
• Ensures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, evidence-based practices, and regulatory guidelines.
• Adheres to infection control protocols, safe medication administration, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in staff meetings, professional governance councils, and nursing practice evaluations.
• Completes required competencies, mandatory classes, and educational coursework, demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.
• Monitors personal and peer practices to promote patient and employee safety and continual improvement in care.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skills in the care of populations served by Kern Medical facilities.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Upload a copy of your Undergrad degree for ASN and Graduate/Undergraduate Degree for BSN with your application.
• Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS card.
• Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program; a Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree is preferred.
• Maintain a valid and unrestricted license or an active temporary license issued by the State of California to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Upload your nursing license along with your BLS card during application.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $40.2436 - $63.4118 hourly.
• Location: Surgery Center.
• Equal Opportunity Employer – Applicants will be notified of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.