RN Specialty (ED) - Full Time, Nights (Norwalk) - 11250
About The Position
The Specialty Training Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients and coordinate care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The role performs professional nursing duties using psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive skills to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families throughout the continuum of care. The nurse reevaluates patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of care plans, and readiness for discharge, revising plans or making referrals as needed. The nurse provides safe, effective, age-appropriate care; administers medications, treatments, and procedures; monitors changes in clinical condition; documents interventions and assessments; and collaborates with the healthcare team. Responsibilities also include developing care goals, reviewing test results, supporting pain management, supervising and delegating care activities, educating patients and families, and developing discharge plans.
Requirements
- Active, current, unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in the State of California.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- AHA Basic Life Support certification.
- Six months of nursing experience in an acute care setting and acceptance into a unit-specific hospital training program.
- 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.
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card, for Los Angeles City Employees only.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, effective, age-appropriate patient care, including administering medications, treatments, and procedures within the scope of practice and nursing standards.
- Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, and document interventions.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to coordinate care, intervene when needed, and advocate for patients.
- Intervene appropriately in situations involving abuse, assault, neglect, or inadequate financial or social resources, and make appropriate referrals.
- Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporating patient preferences.
- Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and their responses to care.
- Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly, and incorporate relevant information into care plans.
- Use pain management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
- Follow evidence-based nursing practice, scope-of-licensure requirements, hospital standards, core measures, infection control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
- Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient care activities to appropriate healthcare team members while supporting safe, high-quality care.
- Provide information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
- Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
- Communicate with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers with empathy, compassion, and cultural awareness.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
