RN - Merced CA

Company: Mercy Medical Center Merced
Location: Merced
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

Overview\nMercy Medical Center a Dignity Health member has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.Wherever you work throughout our system you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality personalized care. Joining our 1300 employees 230 physicians and many volunteers you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.\n\nResponsibilities\n*Position Summary\n\n*\nConsistent with scope of licensure, parameters of the California Nurse Practice Act, and Mercy Medical Center Merced (MMCM) policy and procedure, renders direct and indirect nursing care to assigned patient populations.\n \n\n* Assesses patients for nursing needs, establishes and implements a problem oriented plan of nursing care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided.\n\n* Provides immediate direction to other members of the nursing care team to assure the appropriate provision of nursing services.\n\n* Patient age populations served, and the specific competencies that comprise this job title may vary among nursing units. \n\n \n\nQualifications\nMinimum Requirements:\n\n* Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse (RN) license with the state of California.\n* Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.\n* Must possess and maintain a current Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) certificate or obtain one within six months of employment.\n* Must possess and maintain a current ACLS within 6 months of employment.\n* Must be able to take call, float to other areas, and work on weekends as required.\n* Experience Category:\n* New Grad RN- Graduated less than 18 months prior to date of hire from accredited Registered Nursing Program\n* Registered Nurse - Greater than 1 year recent experience in Post-Partum or Med-Surg\n* Experienced Registered Nurse - Greater than one (1) year of recent experience in Labor and Delivery\n\n* Must possess and maintain a current National Certification Corporation (NCC) certificate in Electronic Fetal Monitoring.\n* Staff hired originally into the cost center 638000-Obstetrics Acute by May 1, 2021 are not required to obtain or maintain electronic fetal monitoring certification unless they are cross-trained to 740000-Labor and Delivery.\nOR\n\n* Association of Womens Health Obstetric and neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)-Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Certification within six months of hire for RNs with qualifying experience and 18 months for new grads. Due to department needs, if new grads cannot complete L&D training within 18 months, they will be provided with an additional extension. (Once new grad has completed L&D training, they must complete NCC certification or AWHONN Intermediate EFM course within 3 months). AWHONN Intermediate EFM Certification must be renewed every 2 years.\n\n* Staff hired after May 1, 2021 must complete Postpartum and Labor and Delivery cross training within 18 months from date of hire. \n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n* Bilingual\n \n\nPay Range\n$54.58 - $71.81 /hour

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