Per Diem RN

OneLegacy Brand • Azusa, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

OneLegacy is seeking a per diem Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care to organ donors and support their families. The role is based in person in Azusa, California, with no travel required. Nurses work scheduled 12-hour shifts, either 8 p.m.–8 a.m. or 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; hours and assigned shifts may vary according to donor activity, service area, and staffing needs. Nurses must be available for evenings, weekends, and holidays as required, and may work approved and required overtime. A minimum of two shifts per pay period is required.

The nurse assesses donor needs, provides bedside care, monitors hemodynamics, compounds and administers medications, performs routine laboratory draws and point-of-care testing, and uses relevant equipment and procedures, including CPR. In collaboration with the assigned PTC, intensivist team, and Medical Director of Organ Procurement, the nurse evaluates organ function, identifies medical changes, and helps implement treatment plans to preserve donation opportunities and optimize organ function. The nurse also supports donor families, reviews and documents hospital medical records in digitalDONOR, and completes other required documentation.

The role requires maintaining proficiency in organ operations at OneLegacy’s Recovery Center, following clinical, safety, infection-control, quality-assurance, and UNOS requirements, and working effectively with OneLegacy colleagues, medical professionals, hospitals, transplant centers, and families. Nurses carry and maintain OneLegacy-issued devices and case materials during shifts, provide handoff reports, attend meetings and training, and uphold the organization’s professional conduct and values.

The position requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, at least two years of emergency department and critical care experience, a current nursing license, and current BCLS certification. ACLS and PALS certification are required within the employee’s orientation period. Employees must maintain a current California driver’s license and have reliable automotive transportation. The hourly pay is $70.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• At least two years of emergency department and critical care experience.
• Current nursing license.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification at the time of employment.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications within the employee’s orientation period.
• Maintain a current California driver’s license.
• Reliable automotive transportation.
• Ability to assume responsibility without direct supervision and exercise initiative, judgment, and decision-making within assigned authority.
• Ability to keep accurate records, perform statistical analyses, and interpret data.
• Keyboarding skills and ability to use a personal computer.
• Interpersonal skills to work with all levels of management and staff, medical professionals, hospital staff, donor hospitals, transplant centers, eye banks, and tissue banks.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to make public presentations.
• Written and verbal instructional skills.
• Ability to perform patient transfers and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to function as an effective and competent team member.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of pertinent information.

Responsibilities

• Assess donor needs through observation and physical assessment.
• Provide bedside nursing care, including hemodynamic monitoring, medication compounding and administration, routine lab draws, point-of-care testing, and use of appropriate equipment and procedures such as CPR.
• Build relationships with donor families in coordination with the assigned PTC and Family Support Services.
• Access and review referring hospitals’ medical records and enter relevant information in digitalDONOR according to OneLegacy policies and practices.
• Consult with the assigned PTC and intensivist team to evaluate organ function and identify early medical derangements.
• Develop treatment plans with the assigned PTC under the direction of the Medical Director of Organ Procurement, and advocate for interventions to preserve donation opportunities and optimize organ function.
• Complete digitalDONOR charting and other required patient documentation.
• Maintain established policies and procedures for quality assurance, safety, environmental practices, and infection control.
• Maintain proficiency and competency in organ operations at OneLegacy’s Recovery Center.
• Maintain professional conduct and effective working relationships with colleagues, medical professionals, physicians, consultants, hospital staff, transplant centers, and donor families.
• Share schedule responsibility with other Registered Nurses and work a minimum of two shifts per pay period; accept additional shifts as needed.
• Give a verbal report to oncoming OneLegacy staff when an assignment is completed.
• Carry OneLegacy-issued electronic devices and appropriate case materials during scheduled shifts and ensure equipment and location services work properly.
• Stay professionally current and comply with UNOS policies, standards, and requirements.
• Attend staff meetings and scheduled training unless on call or post-call.
• Uphold OneLegacy’s Standards of Professional Conduct, mission, vision, and values, and maintain honesty, integrity, professionalism, and respect for the gift of donation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality of information relating to donors, recipients, staff, hospitals, and affiliated processors.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level