Registered Nurse II - Operating Room - Full-Time - 12 hour - Marina del Rey Hospital

Cedars-Sinai•Marina del Rey, CA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse II (RN II) to provide skilled and effective nursing care. The RN II is a fully proficient nurse who uses decision-making skills and demonstrates competence in technical, interpersonal, and cognitive abilities to independently manage routine patient assignments. The role involves establishing a plan of care, setting goals, determining priorities, and providing care within established standards of practice. External candidates with a minimum of one year of nursing experience can be hired into this level. The scope of responsibility, duties, and accountability are consistent with the Nurse Practice Act, Title 22, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Minimum of one year of nursing experience (for external candidates hired into RN II level).

Responsibilities

Provides and accurately documents direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner.
Provides care and patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
Provides direct and indirect care services, including, but not limited to, the administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
Performs skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
Observes signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition.
Demonstrates refined assessment skills, integrating appropriate data sources to assess the signs, symptoms, reactions, behaviors, or general appearance to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics.
Plans and implements individualized patient care based on observations.
Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures.
Initiates emergency procedures when indicated.
Provides care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Identifies patient’s readiness for learning and ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent.
Demonstrates knowledge and is able to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs.
Identifies and assesses patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.
Intervenes to provide a safe environment and evaluates effectiveness of intervention for patient.
Maintains specialty-related and department-required competencies.
Maintains clinical knowledge of perioperative equipment and current techniques.
Applies AORN (Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses) standards of practice, Nurse Practice Act, and policies and procedures to assure delivery of quality care.
Demonstrates accurate and complete documentation in CS-Link that reflect safe and appropriate care applying the nursing process.