RN (Telemetry) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (Culver City) - 10417

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

2d•$55 - $83•Onsite

About The Position

The Telemetry Registered Nurse provides specialized medical and surgical nursing care to patients with significant heart disease, heart failure, or dysrhythmia. The role involves detecting cardiac dysrhythmias, monitoring patients and therapeutic equipment, and managing and monitoring fixed-rate intravenous drips. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients and coordinate care with physicians, other disciplines, and support staff. The nurse performs professional nursing duties throughout the continuum of care, incorporating patients’ and families’ psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate. The nurse reevaluates responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of the care plan, and readiness for discharge, revising plans or making referrals as needed. The position also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. This is a full-time days position in Culver City. The posting lists base pay of $47.38–$70.80 and 12-hour pay rates of $55.28–$82.60. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered subject to eligibility requirements, including at least one year of acute care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are ineligible, and former employees may also be ineligible. Bonus payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.

Requirements

Active, current, unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in California.
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
AHA Basic Life Support certification.
AHA Advanced Cardiac 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.
One year of previous telemetry or critical care nursing experience, or completion of a basic cardiac dysrhythmia training course.
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card for Los Angeles City employees only.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) certification.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care and safely review and administer medications, cardiac monitoring, treatments, and procedures in accordance with scope of practice and nursing standards.
Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, document interventions, collaborate with the healthcare team, and advocate for patients as necessary.
Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, or neglect, or when patients lack adequate financial or social resources; make referrals to address patient issues.
Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporating patient preferences and discussing the plan of care with patients.
Use pain-management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and their responses to care.
Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly in accordance with patient condition, and incorporate information into the plan of care.
Maintain evidence-based nursing practice within licensure scope and comply with hospital standards, core measures, infection control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
Coordinate care with staff, physicians, other disciplines, and support staff; supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate team members.
Provide leadership to support safe, high-quality care and offer information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
Communicate with compassion and cultural sensitivity toward patients, families, physicians, and coworkers.
Mentor new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.
Work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.