New Grad RN Telemetry (4S) Full Time Nights

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$54 - $88

About The Position

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility serving the Hollywood community and surrounding areas. The New Grad RN Telemetry position is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high-quality, individualized patient care through the nursing process. The nurse reports to the Clinical Nurse Director and provides care for telemetry patients, including adolescent through geriatric populations as described in the duties, with specific age-related care responsibilities noted for adults and geriatric patients. The role includes assessing and reassessing patients, developing and updating individualized care plans with patients and families, administering medications safely, monitoring outcomes, coordinating care across the healthcare continuum, and communicating with physicians and other disciplines. The nurse is expected to interpret cardiac rhythms and address arrhythmias, respond to emergencies, protect patient safety, respect patient rights and privacy, provide patient and family education, and participate in quality improvement and value-based purchasing initiatives. This is a full-time, night-shift position, with 12-hour shifts from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., totaling 36 hours weekly (72 hours bi-weekly) and 0.9 FTE.

Requirements

Graduate of an RN training program.
Completion of a Basic EKG course.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to work in a union environment.
California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
Basic EKG qualification.
Los Angeles County Fire & Safety Card required within 30 days of hire.
Assault Response Competency (ARC) required within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Critical Care course.
Minimum one year of recent experience in an acute care setting.
Two years of experience in a critical care or telemetry setting.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, coordinate, and provide high-quality individualized patient care using the nursing process.
Complete timely initial assessments and ongoing reassessments, accounting for patient condition, cultural and ethnic factors, developmental age, and normal or abnormal findings.
Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans with patients and families; set priorities, evaluate outcomes, modify plans as needed, and document care accurately.
Coordinate patient care across the continuum and collaborate and communicate effectively with physicians, staff, and other disciplines.
Safely administer pharmacotherapeutics according to applicable policies, procedures, practices, and standards, and monitor patient responses.
Assess and respond to safety needs related to the environment, equipment, and patient behavior.
Provide care in emergencies and follow established emergency procedures and practices.
Follow the organizational chain of command when reporting patient care or service issues, as appropriate.
Obtain and interpret cardiac rhythms and address arrhythmia treatment.
Identify therapeutic care issues and determine interventions to promote, maintain, or restore health, including appropriate care through end of life.
Respect and maintain patient rights, privacy, and dignity.
Determine whether an advance directive is present and involve patients and/or families in care, end-of-life, and ethical decisions; report suspected abuse or neglect as appropriate.
Identify patient and family education needs, provide individualized teaching, and evaluate and document comprehension and response.
Provide age-specific care, including attention to safety measures, physiological values, skin integrity, behavior, motor skills, and risk factors; communicate clearly and appropriately.
Demonstrate Team Leader/Charge Nurse skills and practice Universal Precautions.
Participate in and comply with the Medical Center's continuous quality improvement process.
Understand value-based purchasing goals and targets; implement and document departmental Core Measures; participate in unit and hospital action plans to improve HCAHPS scores; use AIDET; complete hourly rounding and update whiteboards; and remain accountable for related goals.
Report to work as scheduled and on time, complete work within designated time, use the computerized time clock correctly, attend and participate in staff meetings, and review and return meeting minutes.
Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Understand procedures for reporting and responding to facility emergencies, including fire, utility disruptions, and hazardous material spills.
Understand equipment capabilities, limitations, and appropriate or special applications, and access and use computer systems.
Communicate respectfully and compassionately with physicians, administrative staff, coworkers, patients, and families.
Maintain a professional image, flexibility, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving; assist department management with resolving and evaluating problem situations.
Complete other duties as required.
Follow dress, identification, confidentiality, regulatory, licensure, certification, education, in-service, attendance, timekeeping, Standards of Behavior, and Code of Conduct requirements; maintain a positive attitude and adapt to new ideas and organizational goals.