Registered Nurse II - OR - Full time - 12-hr day shifts - Marina Hospital

Cedars Sinai•Marina Del Rey, CA

25d•$52 - $81•Onsite

About The Position

Make a difference every single day! Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital and its staff aim to exceed the expectations of our patients, their families and the community with a service-oriented attitude. We seek excellence, courtesy, teamwork, respect, communication and enthusiasm in our future colleagues. If you are looking for exciting career opportunities with growth potential, come and join the team at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital! This position is eligible for an Employee Referral bonus A Registered Nurse II (RN II) is a fully proficient RN who provides nursing care in a skilled and effective manner. Applying appropriate decision making skills exhibits competence in the technical, interpersonal and cognitive skills required to independently and safely manage routine patient assignment. The RN II establishes a plan of care, sets goals, determines priorities, and provides care within established standards of practice. External candidates can be hired into this level with a minimum of one year of nursing experience.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Nursing (required).
Current and valid CA RN license is required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS/ALS) certification is required.
One (1) year of acute care experience in specialty (required).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred).

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.