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 individualized plans of care and coordinate services among other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The nurse performs professional duties that incorporate patients’ and families’ psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, intervening, and advocating throughout the continuum of care; reevaluating patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of care plans, and readiness for discharge; and revising plans or making referrals as needed. The nurse 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 a 12-hour pay rate of $55.28–$82.60. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible candidates. Bonus 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. Payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing. The position requires variable-shift availability, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Physical demands include frequent or constant standing, walking, reaching, hearing, seeing, and repetitive arm or hand motions; frequent climbing or balancing, talking, and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling loads up to and above 50 pounds; and occasional sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Driving is not required. Reasonable accommodations may be made as described in the posting.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in California.
Graduate of 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 safe, effective, age-appropriate patient care, including reviewing and administering medications and performing cardiac monitoring, treatments, and procedures within nursing scope and standards of practice.
Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, document interventions, and collaborate with the healthcare team to intervene and advocate as necessary.
Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, or neglect, or when patients lack adequate financial or social resources, and make referrals to address patient needs.
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 responses to care.
Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly according to patient condition, and incorporate findings into the plan of care.
Maintain evidence-based nursing practice within licensure scope and comply with hospital-wide standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPPA compliance requirements.
Coordinate care with staff, physicians, other healthcare disciplines, and support staff; supervise, monitor, and delegate care activities appropriately.
Provide leadership to support safe, high-quality care and serve as a resource by answering questions and providing guidance and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
Communicate with compassion and understanding toward patients and their support systems, taking into account age and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background.
Act as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.