Registered Nurse (RN) Med/Surge in San Diego, California at Vighter Management Group Llc
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Job Description
Title: Registered Nurse (RN), Med-Surge
Location: San Diego, CA (Eastlake, Miramar, North Island, Point Loma)
Position Type: Full time (30-40+ hours/week),
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Education Level: ASN or BSN, RN license
Job Category: Health Care
Our Company Promise:
We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients. Our Culture’s 5 key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. These elements are:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Personability
- Transparency
- Responsiveness
Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.
Summary:
Vighter is recruiting Registered Nurses (RN) with a specialty in Med/Surge to provide patient care support at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. The Medical Facilities in and around San Dirgo are rated as a complex medical facility, therefore provides care to Active-Duty Military, Veterans, Veterans and Family members locally and from surrounding states.
RNs are responsible to ensure the safety and well-being of all care provided to patients in the facility including proper time out, consent, credentialed staff available, body positioning, documentation of implants or surgical hardware, medication administration, maintaining sterile environments, ensuring necessary supply /equipment availability.
Vighter is a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business that is accredited by both the Joint Commission and ISO-9001. With our dedication to continuous improvement, Vighter assists in the provision of the highest standards of care.
Principle Accountabilities:
- Assignments include Ambulatory Care; Apheresis; BH; Breast Health; Burn Unit; Cardiac Care Unit; Cath Lab; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Community Health; Critical Care; Deployment Health; Dermatology; Diabetes; Discharge; Disease Management; Emergency; Endoscopy; Family Practice; Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Genetics; Health Promotion; Hematology; Hemodialysis; Infection Control; Inpatient; ICU; Internal Medicine; Labor and Delivery; Lactation; Maternal Child; Medical/Surgical; NICU; Nephrology; Neurology; OB/GYN; Occupational Medicine; OR; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pain Management; Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU); Pediatrics; Plastics; Pulmonary; Psychiatric/MH; Radiology; Rheumatology; Sleep Medicine; Special Needs; Urgent Care; Urology; Vascular; Women's Health.
- Provides the full range of nursing services within the Operating Room and within the scope of practice for a variety of patient-centered specialties and ensures that all Joint Commission standards for care are met during performance of patient care.
- Provide complex and comprehensive professional nursing services within the professional scope of practice for a variety of diagnoses for patients of all ages.
- Operate and monitor specialized equipment including, but not limited to portable dialysis machines, CRRT machines, oxygen, hypothermia units, various types of suction apparatus, infusion equipment, PCA, epidural pumps, sequential compression devices, cardio-respiratory monitors, vital sign monitors, and assist with patients in Operating Room environments.
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
- Provide clinical guidance to members of the healthcare team in the coordination of patient care.
- Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level.
- Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
- Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people to inform the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
- Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
- A deep sense of purpose and dedication to the United States and our U.S. Military Veterans, their Families, and other patients as assigned.
- An unshakeable adherence to quality and continuous process improvement.
- An apolitical, patient-centered focus that drives to enhanced care and patient satisfaction
- Knowledge of regulations (HIPAA/Privacy Act) regarding the confidentiality of patient medical records and information as well as Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
- Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time, may operate as a charge nurse.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Must have exceptional customer service skills.
- Employees shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the job requirements, including ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment with limited supervision
- Excellent organizational, scheduling and prioritization skills.
Education:
- Holds an Associate of Science degree from an NLN accredited college or university and holds a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited university is preferred.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a Med/Surge department in the last two (2) years.
- Must have and maintain one of the following certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) or ACLS for health care providers through the American Heart Association.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; Commitment to patient-centered care.
- Ability to work independently while being a collaborative team player.
Duty Hours / On-call Requirements:
- The expected duty hours for this position are 8 hours per day and 5 days per week. However, this position supports 24/7 operations which may require work to be conducted at night and on weekends.
Work Environment:
- San Diego, CA (Eastlake, Miramar, North Island, Point Loma)
- Opportunity to work with Service Members, Veterans, retirees and their Families.
Travel:
- As required to satisfy the contractual obligations. Commuting is non-compensatory. All official travel is government funded.
Benefits:
- Competitive hourly rate + health and welfare paid in cash and comprehensive benefits package, with Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance available for W2 full-time employees.
- Company-paid basic Life and AD&D insurance. Best in class rates for Voluntary life insurance.
- Vacation accrual and paid holidays (Per SCA Rules).
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to stand or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
- Must be willing to work overtime if necessary.
- Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and carry up to 10 feet.
- Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
- Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
- Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
- Must be able to perform duties in an indoor or outdoor environment.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
- Must undergo Urine Drug Screening (UDS).
- Must be a Citizen of the United States or legally authorized to work in the United States of America.
Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Position is contingent upon contract award.
In accordance with recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168 and EO 14173,) Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Work Schedule: Services Shall be provided Sunday – Saturday from 0000-2359 hours including holidays. Shifts are scheduled for 12-hour period, not including an uncompensated 60-minute lunch break. In no instance will HCW be required to provide services more than 80 hours per two-week period.