Registered Nurse III - MC​/CHC - Research Projects and Administration

Registered Nurse III - MC/CHC

The County of Riverside's Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse III - MC/CHC for the Research Projects and Administration Unit.

The Registered Nurse III - MC/CHC is the advanced journey level classification in the Registered Nurse – MC/CHC series and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents perform nursing duties while applying advanced knowledge and skills in providing care and service to patients with more complex problems and needs within assigned unit(s). Incumbent responsibilities are expanded to include participation in activities relating to quality assurance, policy and procedure review/revision, in‑service education, staff development and preceptorship.

• Lead and support the Emergency General Surgery (EGS) program, ensuring quality improvement activities align with the EGS program's standard requirements.
• Maintain ongoing surveillance of EGS outcomes, including time‑to‑intervention, morbidity, mortality, complications, readmissions, and length of stay.
• Identify gaps in compliance with the EGS standards and best practice guidelines and prioritize opportunities for improvement.
• Design, implement, and evaluate Plan‑Do‑Study‑Act (PDSA) cycles to address identified performance gaps.
• Support the development and maintenance of a formal EGS performance improvement program structure, including dashboards, audit processes, and outcome tracking.
• Participate in multidisciplinary EGS case review, peer review, and PI conferences focused on system performance and outcomes.
• Collaborate and have knowledge of data abstraction and registry functions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and usability of EGS performance data.
• Translate data findings into actionable interventions to improve clinical processes and patient outcomes.
• Support readiness for ACS EGS verification, external review, and internal compliance audits.

• Assess, plan, organize, and provide nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physician instructions; make preliminary observations of patients and prepare patients for medical treatment.
• Assist physicians in administering treatments and in performing medical examinations, diagnostic tests and surgical operations.
• Administer prescribed treatment and medications, including dispensing, as ordered to patients; chart treatment of patients; record and report significant changes in condition and general progress of patients.
• Counsel and advise patients, families and significant others regarding special medical problems and/or proper healthcare methods.
• Prepare and maintain concise and complete records and reports; instruct patients in carrying out physician's orders; transcribe physician's orders to working records.
• Provide orientation and training to new staff, residents, medical students, Regional Occupational Program participants and nursing students.
• Participate in quality assurance reviews; act as a team leader or relief charge nurse.
• Assign and monitor the work of subordinate nursing personnel; participate in committee activities; identify staff training needs.
• Triage patients by reviewing admission charts and merging patients into the appropriate patient assignment or clinic flow when appropriate.
• Testify in court as to client's mental and physical condition.
• Coordinate and monitor patients through the hospitalization process utilizing physicians, primary care nurses and third‑party payors to maintain quality care and fiscal responsibility.
• Review the post‑hospital care plan with the patient/family establishing a contact regarding time frames and responsibilities; follow care plan through patient discharge.

• Successful completion of the education required to obtain a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• Equivalent to three years of full‑time experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care facility or community health agency.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in nursing or a health‑related field may be required for some positions.
• A master's degree from an accredited…