RN (Critical Care) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (East Los Angeles) - 10406
About The Position
The Critical Care Registered Nurse provides specialized nursing care to acute, complex, and critically ill patients, using hemodynamic monitoring and therapeutic equipment. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized plans of care, coordinate services, assess patient and family needs, intervene and advocate throughout the continuum of care, and evaluate responses, outcomes, and readiness for discharge. The role also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The position provides and documents professional clinical care, including medication administration and intravenous titrations, invasive and arterial line care, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management, treatments, and procedures. It requires recognizing and responding to changes in patient condition, participating in emergency responses as assigned, coordinating and delegating care, educating patients and families, and developing discharge plans. Care must follow nursing practice standards, evidence-based practices, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements. This is a full-time night position in East Los Angeles. The listed pay rate is $51.20–$70.40, described as a calculated average rate for 12 total hours worked that includes overtime and is not the base rate. A $25,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible full-time RNs with at least one year of acute-care RN hospital experience, subject to stated eligibility restrictions and payment terms.
Requirements
- Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in California.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- AHA Basic Life Support certification.
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
- One year of previous critical care nursing experience or completion of a six-week critical care training course.
- 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.
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, effective, age-appropriate care to acute, complex, and critically ill patients, including medication administration, intravenous titrations, invasive and arterial line care, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management, treatments, and procedures.
- Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, and document interventions.
- Respond to RRTs, Code Blues, and Code Whites as assigned.
- Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporating patient preferences and discussing the plan of care with patients.
- Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and responses to care; review test results, identify critical results, and communicate them promptly.
- Use pain-management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
- Follow evidence-based nursing practices, scope-of-practice requirements, hospital nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
- Collaborate with staff, physicians, and healthcare team members to coordinate care and advocate for patients.
- Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate team members while supporting safe, high-quality care.
- Provide information, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
- Develop and implement patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans, and make referrals as needed.
- Respond appropriately to abuse, assault, neglect, or patients’ lack of adequate financial or social resources, making referrals to address identified issues.
- Communicate compassionately and respectfully with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, with consideration for age and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background.
- Act as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.
Benefits
- $25,000 sign-on bonus for eligible full-time RN hires. Eligibility requires at least one year of acute-care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are ineligible, and former Alta Hospital employees may be ineligible. Bonus payments are made in installments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
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