Registered Nurse (RN) - Manager, Neurology
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto
Modesto, CA
3x12 hrs

Shift: Days

Job type: Part Time

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Patient Care Services Director, the Shift Manager utilizes the nursing process and organizational/ leadership skills to coordinate services of staff to patients during the designated shift.  Assures patient care is appropriate to the age and developmental level of patients served. Assesses staff need for the unit, collaborates with the staffing coordinator, Nurse Director, and Administrative Nursing Supervisor to ensure patients needs are met.

• Three to five years acute care experience or equivalent, RN skills as described for designated unit. 
• Managerial Communications preferred.

License/Certificates/Credentials: 

California Registered Nursing license, BLS certification, ACLS certification, TCAR required within 12 months of hire/transfer . For current employees/transfers who have TNCC, TCAR must be obtained by October 1, 2019. Must obtain National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) education module within 6 months of hire or transfer into unit and must maintain thereafter. 

• Lift/position up to 50 lbs. Push/pull up to 50 lbs of force
• Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
• Manual dexterity and mobility
• Ability to move quickly

Vision Requirements: Ability to adjust vision sufficiently to perform position accountabilities

Working Conditions: 

• Regularly exposed to the risk of contagious and blood borne diseases
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
• Exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illness)
• Emergency and crisis situations
• Subject to irregular hours
• Increased stress due to multiple calls and inquiries
• Occasional exposure to radiation hazards, radioactive substances, and biohazards

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