About this role
This per diem Registered Nurse role provides direct clinical patient care for day surgery patients with responsibility for assessment, planning, and implementation of nursing care. The nurse supervises delegated care, supports safe and high-quality outcomes, and performs HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- assessing and planning assigned patient care, implementing direct clinical care, coordinating and integrating patient care using the nursing process, ensuring safety, risk management, quality improvement, and Infection Control, performing HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities
Technical Overview
Core scope is nursing-process-based patient care coordination: patient assessment, safe medication administration, adherence to safety/risk management/quality improvement and infection control standards, and operational readiness through HICS (hospital incident command system) tasks.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a Registered Nurse with current CPR and AHA BLS who can deliver direct clinical patient care and coordinate the nursing process in a day surgery setting. They demonstrate strong safety, infection control, risk management, and quality improvement practices, and can execute HICS responsibilities when needed.
Must-Have Skills
Currently licensedcertifiedor registered to practice profession as required by lawregulation in state of practice or policyCPRAHA BLS (Basic Life Support)
Nice-to-Have Skills
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursingrecent acute care experienceAHA ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)AHA PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
Tools & Platforms
HICS (hospital incident command system)
Required Skills
direct clinical patient carepatient assessmentnursing processcoordination and integration of patient carerisk managementquality improvementinfection controlmedication administrationCPRAHA BLSAHA ACLSAHA PALSNRPHICS (hospital incident command system)
Hard Skills
direct clinical patient carepatient assessmentplanning direct clinical careimplementing direct clinical careunit-level nursing caresupervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegatednursing processcoordination and integration of patient carestandards of safetyrisk managementquality improvementInfection Controlcoordination and planning of patient care within prescribed medical regimemedication administrationadministering medications safely and in a timely mannerHICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilitiesCPRAHA BLS (Basic Life Support)AHA ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)AHA PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
Soft Skills
patient-centered carecompassionprofessional judgmentcommunicationteam supervisionsafety focusadaptability
Certifications
Required
Registered Nurse (RN)CPRAHA BLS (Basic Life Support)
Preferred
AHA ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)AHA PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
Keywords for Your Resume
Registered NurseRNDay SurgeryDay Surgery RNdirect clinical patient carepatient assessmentnursing processcoordination and integration of patient carerisk managementquality improvementInfection Controlmedication administrationCPRAHA BLSBasic Life SupportAHA ACLSAdvanced Cardiovascular Life SupportAHA PALSPediatric Advanced Life SupportNRPNeonatal Resuscitation ProgramHICShospital incident command systemCNOChief Nursing OfficerrotatePer Diem
Deal Breakers
Must have CPR, Must have AHA BLS (Basic Life Support), Must be currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice in the state/policy requirements
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