Job Description

**Responsibilities** **Position Summary:** Manages the resources and daily activities of a nursing department while ensuring environmental factors support high standards of patient care. Assists in the training and development of new and existing staff members. Creates and maintains an environment that is conducive to learning transfer. Coordinates the activities of the unit for each shift and directs, organizes, and assigns work to the nursing staff. Provides patient care as needed. **Principle Duties and Accountabilities:** + Schedules nursing staff to specific shifts, taking into account past utilization trends. Measures employee performance. Assists in the training of new staff members and the development of existing staff members. + Coordinates the activities of the unit during a particular shift and directs, organizes, and assigns work to the nursing staff. + Assesses, monitors, and educates the nursing staff on patient care. Institutes emergency procedures as necessary. + Provides nursing care to patients on an as needed basis. **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** + Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license + Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, or equivalent education and experience + Magnet Hospital: BSN Required + Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience and one (1) year of leadership experience. + Other credentials or credential modules may be required + Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) **Overview** Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical facility. We are designated as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital and are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations. In addition to our acute care hospital we also own and operate two Rural Health Clinics providing walk-in immediate care as well as scheduled appointments for routine medical needs.We are located in the northernmost area of California and are part of a network of care including Mercy Medical Center Redding and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. We are passionate about patient care committed to community outreach advocates for the underserved and dedicated to ensuring that quality affordable health services are available to all who need them. For more information visit **Pay Range** $56.96 - $74.52 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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