Registered Nurse - Surgical Stepdown/Transplant - 6NW - 12-Hour Days - $5,000 Hiring Incentive!

Cedars-Sinai • Los Angeles, CA

8h

About The Position

Make a difference every single day

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of
others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. Progressive care
nursing requires more than just exceptional technical skill. Our nurses give
their compassion, their ambition, and everything they have to provide patients
with the highest level of care. This culture of integrity, passion and
dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s one of the many reasons we’ve
earned a six-time Magnet designation. So if you’d like to be a part of one of
the most talented teams in healthcare, we invite you to join us at Cedars-Sinai!
Come discover for yourself why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of
America’s Best Hospitals!

Nurses in 6NW, our 32 Bed dynamic progressive care Surgical Stepdown unit, are
dedicated professional nurses trained to care for post lung, liver, kidney
transplant patients or those patients who have undergone other surgical
procedures. The nurses attend multidisciplinary team rounds, caring for all
solid organ transplant patients.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in our Surgical Stepdown you are responsible and
accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of
patient care for the specialty patient population. You will also

Responsibilities

• provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
• provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
• provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
• perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
• observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
• plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.
• demonstrate the knowledge and the ability 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.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our website for details: https://careers.cshs.org/employee-referrals [https://careers.cshs.org/employee-referrals]

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees