Registered Nurse - Pediatrics - 12 hours Part Time Nights - $3,000 Hiring Incentive
About The Position
Registered Nurses in Cedars-Sinai’s 30-bed inpatient Pediatrics unit care for pediatric patients with acute and chronic health conditions and surgical problems related to general, cardiothoracic, and neurosurgery. Nurses provide individualized, developmentally appropriate, family-centered care as part of an interdisciplinary team. The Registered Nurse is accountable for applying the nursing process and delivering care to the specialty patient population. The role provides and documents direct and indirect patient care, supports patient safety and comfort, provides education, administers medications and therapeutic agents, performs specified clinical procedures, assesses patients, and implements individualized care. Nurses may float to the NICU and PICU as needed.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Current California State RN License.
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association PALS certification.
- Minimum 3 years of recent RN experience in Pediatric Acute Care for consideration at the Clinical Nurse III level.
- Applicants with 1 or more years of Pediatric Acute Care experience will be considered for the Clinical Nurse II level.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Chemo certification preferred.
- Specialty certification required, or willingness to obtain it within 1 year of the start date, for consideration as a Clinical Nurse III (external).
Responsibilities
- Apply the nursing process and deliver care to the specialty patient population.
- Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services to ensure patients’ safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection in a timely manner.
- Provide education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
- Administer medications and therapeutic agents needed to implement treatment, disease-prevention, or rehabilitation 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; determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
- Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations.
- Provide appropriate reporting, referrals, and care in accordance with standardized procedures, including for special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Identify patients’ readiness to learn and ability to follow instructions and give consent; assess patient-safety concerns related to age and developmental considerations.
- Identify and make special adjustments to meet patients’ cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family, and condition-related needs.
- Float to the NICU and PICU as needed.
Benefits
- $3,000 hiring incentive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
