22nd Century Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a local contract nursing job in Oakland, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Full time permanent role for PICU RN 12 hours Day shift - 36 weekly Additional variable compensations: Shift differential will be added Eligible for Sign On Bonus and Relocation Plan Eligible for annual Bonus Eligible for annual Merit increase to base salary Outstanding benefits plan • MUST HAVE CURRENT CA RN license, regular not Temp status • MUST HAVE BSN degree or higher • Must have a minimum of 2 years in an inpatient acute care Pediatrics Intensive Care unit What are the nice-to-have skills? Must have some Charge or Lead nurse experience Prefer experience in a union hospital environment Prefer teaching and/or training and/or Preceptor experience Describe how this position fits in your organization. Line staff (patient care Techs, LVN's, RN's, etc.) report to the Asst. RN Manager Asst. RN Managers report to Manager who reports to Director Small amount of performing patient care (break relief, emergencies, etc.) Primary to management What is exciting about this opportunity? Please include team and company culture. Oakland is the Healthcare flagship hospital - largest and high volume inpatient unit Outstanding management team to support this role, award winning programs Ability to promote into Manager and Director opportunities Job Summary: Manages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service and utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities. Essential Responsibilities: • Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures. • Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development. Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20 - 60+ employees. • Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities. • Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management. • Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services. • Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care. • Healthcare conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Healthcare reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: Experience • Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience required. • Minimum two (2) years of experience as charge nurse, preceptor, quality improvement champion or other related leadership experience. Education • Graduate of accredited school of nursing. High school diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required. License, Certification, Registration • Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire • Basic Life Support Additional Requirements: • Evidence of training completion as preceptor or charge nurse. • Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting. • Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements. • Strong interpersonal communication skills. • ACLS, PALS, NRP certification may be required for positions in specific departments. • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Preferred Qualifications: • ACLS certification strongly preferred. • Bachelors degree in nursing preferred. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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