RN (Med-Surg) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (Culver City) - 10411

Southern California Hospitals • Culver City, CA

5d • $50 - $77

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Med-Surg) collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients, coordinating care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The role uses psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive skills to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families or significant others 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 also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.

Responsibilities include providing safe, effective, age-appropriate nursing care; reviewing and administering medications, treatments, and procedures; recognizing and responding to changes in clinical condition; developing and documenting plans of care; communicating test results; applying evidence-based practice and infection-control procedures; coordinating and delegating care; educating patients and families; and developing discharge plans. The nurse communicates compassionately with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, taking account of patients' age and cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds.

This is a full-time, day-position listing. The posting also requires the ability to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Base pay is listed as $42.68–$65.58; the 12-hour rate is $49.79–$76.51. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible candidates. Eligibility includes at least one year of acute-care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are ineligible, and former employees may be ineligible. Bonus payments are made in installments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.

Requirements

• Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in the State of California.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS).
• 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.
• Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute-care setting.
• Certification in the specialty area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients and coordinate care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff.
• Assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families or significant others throughout the continuum of care.
• Reevaluate patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of care plans, and readiness for discharge; revise plans or make referrals as needed.
• Provide patient care and review and administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely, effectively, and in an age-appropriate manner within nursing scope and standards.
• Recognize changes in patients' clinical conditions, take appropriate action, document interventions, and collaborate with the healthcare team.
• Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, or neglect, or when adequate financial or social resources are unavailable; make appropriate referrals.
• Develop long- and short-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporating patient preferences and discussing the plan with patients.
• Use pain-management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
• Assess and document patients' physical and psychosocial condition and their responses to care.
• Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly according to patient condition, and incorporate relevant information into the plan of care.
• Maintain evidence-based nursing practice within licensure scope and comply with hospital standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
• Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate healthcare team members, supporting safe, high-quality care.
• Provide information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, plans of care, and medications.
• Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
• Communicate compassionately and empathetically with patients, support systems, physicians, and coworkers, taking patients' age and cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds into account.
• Act as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.

Benefits

• $20,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates. Eligibility requires one or more years of acute-care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are not eligible, former employees may not be eligible, and the program is limited to full-time RN positions. Payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed