Registered Nurse III - Bronchoscopy - 12 Hour Days - Los Angeles, CA
About The Position
The Registered Nurse III provides professional nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic services in a hospital setting. The role is based in the Cedars-Sinai Bronchoscopy Laboratory, which provides diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including flexible bronchoscopy with or without biopsy, navigation, cryotherapy, stent placement, and photodynamic therapy; bronchoscopy with laser resection; right heart catheterization with fluoroscopy; thoracentesis; and whole lung lavage. The nurse delivers comprehensive care to complex patients, assesses and responds to changes in patient condition, implements individualized plans of care with interdisciplinary teams, and provides patient education. Care is adjusted to meet patients’ cultural, spiritual, age-related, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, educational, family, and condition-specific needs. The position is in Los Angeles, California, with 12-hour day shifts.
Requirements
- At least an associate degree or college diploma in nursing.
- At least 3 years of relevant acute care experience in the area of specialty.
- At least 1 year as a Clinical Nurse II at CSMC to be promoted within the clinical ladder.
- California State RN License upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire, unless a higher level of certification is required by the specialty unit.
- Specialty certification within 1 year.
- Other department-specific competencies or certifications within 1 year, as required by the specialty unit (for example, ACLS, PALS, or fetal heart monitoring).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a state-accredited program preferred.
- At least 2 years of bronchoscopy, endoscopy, PACU, critical care, CVIC, interventional radiology, or other procedural experience involving moderate sedation highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing care to hospitalized patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic services.
- Observe patients for signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications or treatments, behavioral changes, and changes in general physical condition.
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or licensed independent practitioner.
- Provide and accurately document direct and indirect care that supports patient safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection.
- Identify and address patient needs related to culture, spirituality, age, psychosocial circumstances, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic and educational circumstances, family, and health condition.
- Assess age- and development-related patient safety concerns, intervene to provide a safe environment, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Document nursing process components and relevant interventions for direct and indirect patient care.
- Provide experienced care and patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
- Deliver comprehensive direct and indirect care to complex patients, including administering medications and therapeutic agents to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitation plans.
- Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and initiation of peripheral venous access.
- Evaluate patients and promptly adjust plans of care in response to signs and symptoms, treatment reactions, behavior, and general physical condition.
- Use advanced assessment skills and appropriate data sources to distinguish normal from abnormal patient characteristics.
- Plan and implement individualized patient care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
- Provide appropriate reporting, referrals, and care in accordance with standardized procedures, and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
- Provide care to special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds; assess readiness to learn and ability to follow instructions and provide consent.
- Make adjustments to care for individual patient population needs and assess safety in light of age and developmental considerations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
