Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab - Full Time 10 Hour Day Shift (Union)

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

14d•Onsite

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 nurse uses the nursing process to assess patients, identify nursing diagnoses, develop and implement plans of care and education, evaluate interventions, and revise plans as needed. The role also includes patient education and advocacy, and practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards. The Registered Nurse supports the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. RNs make patient-care decisions within their scope of practice, assess patient acuity using the patient classification method, and act on their assessments. They are accountable for fostering a healing environment, preventing harm, guiding patients safely through their hospital care, educating patients about their condition and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when to report them, and providing comfort and compassionate care. This position is in the Cardiac Cath Lab. The listed schedule is full-time, 10-hour day shifts, and the role is union-represented. The hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68. USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is part of Keck Medicine of USC and is a community hospital in the Foothills area of Los Angeles, backed by an academic medical center.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
Active California Registered Nurse license.
For Cath Lab: BLS and ACLS certifications; BLS and ACLS must be AHA certified and active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Practice to the full extent of legal scope based on education, training, and competency.
Make judgments and decisions about patient care and act on assessments performed.

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 Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: one year of nursing experience in an acute care setting such as ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred.
For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: one or more years of IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.
Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to assess patients, develop diagnoses and plans of care and education, implement interventions, evaluate outcomes, and revise plans 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.
Promote patient safety, recovery, comfort, prevention of harm, and a healing environment throughout the hospital episode of care.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards.
Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments and contribute to efficient services with meaningful outcomes.
Assist the charge nurse with planning patient-care delivery for the shift and contribute to unit planning and improvement.
Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures, and teach nursing students.
Delegate tasks to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs as indicated.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and required reporting.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.