RN (Telemetry) - Part Time, Nights (Culver City) - 10417

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

11d•$55 - $83•Onsite

About The Position

The Telemetry Registered Nurse provides specialized medical and/or surgical nursing care to patients with significant heart disease, heart failure, or dysrhythmia. The nurse is trained in detecting cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiac monitoring, and therapeutic equipment, and manages and monitors fixed-rate intravenous drips. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans for assigned patients and coordinate care among disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The nurse performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs of patients and their families or significant others. Duties include ongoing assessment, planning, intervention, advocacy, evaluation of responses and outcomes, assessment of discharge readiness, and revision of care plans or referrals as needed. The nurse also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The position is part-time and based in Culver City, with a night schedule. The listed base pay range is $47.38–$70.80; the stated 12-hour pay range is $55.28–$82.60. The 12-hour rate is calculated by averaging eight hours at the base rate and four hours of overtime and will not appear on the paystub as a base rate.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered California Registered Nurse license.
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 Registered Nurse experience in an acute-care setting.
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) certification.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care, review and administer medications, and perform cardiac monitoring, treatments, and procedures safely and in an age-appropriate manner within nursing scope and standards.
Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, document interventions, collaborate with the healthcare team, and advocate for patients as needed.
Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, or neglect, or when patients lack adequate financial or social resources, and make appropriate referrals.
Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporate patient preferences, and discuss 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 on an ongoing basis.
Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly in accordance with the patient’s condition, and incorporate findings into the plan of care.
Maintain evidence-based nursing practice within licensure scope and comply with hospital nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
Coordinate care with staff, physicians, and other healthcare team members; supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities appropriately.
Provide leadership and help ensure care is safe and high quality; 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 empathy, taking account of patients’ and support systems’ age, culture, religion, gender identity, and ethnic background.
Mentor new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.
Work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.