Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Telemetry - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Union)

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

8d•$48 - $77

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 RN uses the nursing process to assess patients, identify nursing diagnoses, develop care and education plans, implement and evaluate interventions, and revise plans as needed. The role includes patient education and advocacy and requires practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards. The RN supports the department manager and director in quality improvement and the growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. The role’s decision-making authority includes patient care within the scope of practice and patient acuity decisions using the patient classification method. RNs are expected to practice within their legal scope based on education, training, and competency, make judgments and decisions about care, and act on their assessments. RNs are accountable for providing a healing environment and safe patient passage through the hospital episode of care, preventing harm, educating patients about their condition and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when and how to report them to caregivers, and delivering comfort and compassionate care. Executive functions include assisting the charge nurse with shift planning, contributing to unit planning and improvement, precepting and validating competencies, teaching nursing students, delegating as indicated, coordinating the assigned team, and communicating expectations, improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events. Other duties may be assigned. 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. The hospital describes a 40-year legacy of personalized care and offers specialized care, research, clinical trials, and 24/7 emergency services.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
California Registered Nurse License.
For ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg, and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS within 30 days of hire.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications, when required, must be AHA certified.
All required certifications must be active on the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.

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.
Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred, if applicable.
For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: one year of nursing experience in an acute care setting such as ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred; one or more years of IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.
For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees: two years of orthopedic and medical-surgical nursing experience preferred.
Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.
Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, or another specialty preferred for 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report findings to caregivers.
Provide a healing environment, prevent harm, support safe passage through the hospital episode of care, and deliver comfort and compassionate care.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and within legal scope of practice, education, training, and competency.
Make patient-care judgments and decisions based on assessments and determine patient acuity using the patient classification method.
Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments and help manage 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 new hires, validate competencies for new hires and procedures, and teach nursing students.
Delegate to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs as indicated.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations, improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.