Nursing Practice Specialist Med Surg Tele

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

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The Nursing Practice Specialist for Med/Surg Telemetry Departments will have accountabilities for planning , staff development, orientation, patient/family education, quality management and research, consultation, communication, professional relationships, and professional development as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required.
• Advanced Practice Skills in Med/Surg and Telemetry.
• 2 to 3 years experience required in Med/Surg and Telemetry.
• BASIC LIFE SUPPORT-AHA (CT CPRBLS);REGISTERED NURSE (RN);ACLS (CT ACLS)
• Working knowledge of several software systems.
• Effective oral and written communication skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret hospital policies and procedures, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters of Science preferred or required within 2 years of hire.

• Experience with Cardiac and Neuro Services preferred.

• 4+ years preferred.

• NIH STROKE SCALE-AM STRKE ASSC (CT STROKE);CT ACLSINS;CT BLSINST;AACN-PCCN