Registered Nurse - Emergency Department- 12-Hour Nights

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$56 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week facility serving patients across a broad range of emergency and specialty needs. The ED is a Level 1 Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Level I Geriatric Care ED, STEMI Receiving Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Paramedic Base Station. An upcoming expansion will increase care spaces from 60 to 100 and add a trauma suite and behavioral health bay. The RN is responsible and accountable for applying the nursing process and delivering patient care to the specialty patient population. The role includes providing and documenting direct and indirect care, administering medications and therapeutic agents, assessing patients, planning individualized care, and addressing patient education and safety. Care must reflect standardized procedures and the cultural, developmental, psychosocial, communication, and other needs of individual patients and special populations.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Valid California Registered Nurse license.
American Red Cross or American Heart Association ACLS and PALS certifications; expiration dates must be at least 60 days after the hire date.
EDAP or ENPC certification required within the first year of employment.
TNCC or ATCN certification required within the first year of employment.
Minimum of 1 year of recent acute RN experience in the specialty; minimum of 3 years of recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse III.
Working knowledge of applicable standards of practice.
Demonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and healthcare colleagues.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
For Registered Nurse III, specialty certification; external applicants may obtain it within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services to ensure patient safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection in a timely manner.
Educate patients on disease prevention and restorative measures.
Administer medications and therapeutic agents needed to implement treatment, disease-prevention, or rehabilitative plans of care.
Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and initiation of peripheral venous access.
Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications or treatments, general behavior, and physical condition; distinguish normal from abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations.
Implement appropriate reporting, referrals, and care in accordance with standardized procedures, including care for special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Identify patients' readiness to learn and ability to follow directions or instructions and give consent, while assessing safety concerns related to age and developmental considerations.
Identify and make special adjustments to meet patients' cultural, spiritual, age-related, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, educational, family, and condition-related needs.