Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry - Full-Time 12 Hour Nights (Union)

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the patient care team and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in promoting patient safety, recovery, and comfort. The role implements the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, intervention, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed. The nurse provides patient education and advocacy and practices in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards. The Registered Nurse supports department managers and directors in quality improvement and unit-service growth, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. Nurses exercise decision-making authority for patient care within their scope of practice and use patient acuity and assessment findings to guide care. They are accountable for fostering a healing environment, preventing harm, supporting safe passage through the hospital, educating patients about their conditions and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when to report them, and providing comfort and compassionate care. The position is on the 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry and is full-time, with 12-hour night shifts. The posted hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68. The role may assist the charge nurse with shift planning, contribute to unit planning and improvement, precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures, teach nursing students, delegate as appropriate, coordinate an assigned team, and communicate expectations and improvement opportunities through the chain of command. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
California Registered Nurse license.
For 6th Floor Med/Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS within 30 days of hire; BLS and ACLS must be AHA certified, and certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Practice within the legal scope of practice based on education, training, and competency.

Nice To Haves

BSN desired; if not held upon hire, obtaining one within five years is preferred.
One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.
For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees: two years of Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred.
Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, or another specialty preferred.
Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.
Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, intervention, evaluation, and plan revision as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about patients’ conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to caregivers.
Make and act on patient-care judgments within the legal scope of practice, education, training, and competency.
Promote a healing environment, patient comfort, compassionate care, prevention of harm, and safe passage through the hospital episode of care.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards.
Support department managers and directors in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments and contribute to efficient services and meaningful outcomes.
Assist the charge nurse in planning patient-care delivery for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures, and teach nursing students.
Delegate tasks as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and reporting back.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.