RN (Med-Surg) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (Culver City) - 10411

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

3d•$50 - $77

About The Position

The Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients and coordinate care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The role performs professional nursing duties using psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive skills to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families throughout the continuum of care. The nurse reevaluates patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of care plans, and readiness for discharge, revising plans or making referrals as needed. The role also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The nurse provides safe, effective, age-appropriate care, including administering medications, treatments, and procedures; monitoring and documenting clinical changes; coordinating with the health care team; and advocating for patients. Responsibilities include developing and updating care plans, managing pain, assessing and documenting patient conditions and responses, reviewing and communicating test results, following evidence-based nursing practice and hospital standards, and complying with infection-control procedures and HIPAA requirements. The nurse supervises and delegates care activities, provides guidance and education, develops teaching and discharge plans, and communicates compassionately with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers. This is a full-time, night-shift position in Culver City. The listed base pay range is $42.68–$65.58, with a 12-hour rate range of $49.79–$76.51. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible candidates. Eligibility requires at least one year of acute-care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are not eligible, and former employees may not be eligible. Bonus payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
AHA Basic Life Support certification.
Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment.
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card for Los Angeles City employees only.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute-care setting.
Certification in a specialty area of practice.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
Coordinate patient care among disciplines, physicians, and support staff.
Assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients throughout the continuum of care, incorporating psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate considerations.
Administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely and in accordance with scope of practice and nursing standards.
Recognize changes in patients' clinical conditions, take appropriate action, and document interventions.
Reevaluate patient responses and outcomes, care-plan effectiveness, and readiness for discharge; revise plans or make referrals as needed.
Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, patient preferences, and plans of care.
Provide pain management and other interventions, and assess and document patient conditions and responses to care.
Review test results, identify critical results, and communicate findings promptly in accordance with patient condition.
Follow evidence-based nursing practice, licensure scope, hospital nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
Collaborate with and provide leadership to the health care team; supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities appropriately.
Provide information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
Develop and implement patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
Intervene and make referrals when patients experience abuse, assault, neglect, or lack of adequate financial or social resources.
Communicate compassionately and respectfully with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, with consideration for age and cultural, religious, gender-identity, and ethnic backgrounds.
Serve as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.