RN (ED) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (Culver City) - 10407

Southern California Hospitals • Culver City, CA

1d • $68 - $95

About The Position

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides prompt assessment and treatment for patients with life-threatening, emergent, or urgent medical needs. The nurse uses monitoring and therapeutic equipment to care for acute or complex patients and works with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate and implement individualized plans of care. Duties include assessing, planning, intervening, advocating, and evaluating care throughout the patient’s stay, including readiness for discharge and referrals as needed. The nurse also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.

The role provides professional, age-appropriate nursing care within the scope of practice and applicable standards. This includes administering medications and treatments, monitoring clinical status, responding to emergencies, communicating patient needs and results, and coordinating patient care and discharge planning. The nurse supports safe, effective emergency department operations through collaboration, leadership, patient and family education, and compassionate communication.

Requirements

• Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in California.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification.
• One year of previous emergency nursing experience or completion of an emergency department training course.
• Completion of EMTALA and ESI 5-level triage training within the first six months of employment as an Emergency Department RN, if applicable to the training-course pathway.
• De-escalation certification upon hire; SAMA certification is required upon recertification.
• 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.
• Ability to perform the essential physical functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
• SAMA certification upon hire.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN).

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt emergency nursing care to patients with life-threatening, emergent, or urgent medical needs.
• Monitor patients and use therapeutic equipment to provide specialized care for acute or complex conditions.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, incorporating psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs.
• Administer medications, including intravenous titrations, and provide treatments and procedures such as invasive and arterial line care, cardiac monitoring, and ventilator management.
• Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, and document interventions.
• Respond to RRTs, Code Blues, and Code Whites as assigned.
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members to coordinate care and support efficient emergency department throughput.
• Develop and update short- and long-term goals and plans of care in collaboration with patients, incorporating patient preferences and treatment plans.
• Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and responses to care; review test results and promptly communicate critical results.
• Use appropriate pain-management resources and interventions.
• Maintain evidence-based practice, work within licensure scope, follow nursing standards and hospital core measures, and comply with infection-control procedures and HIPAA requirements.
• Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, neglect, or inadequate financial or social resources, and make referrals as needed.
• Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate healthcare team members while promoting safe, high-quality care.
• Provide information, guidance, and education about treatment plans, plans of care, and medications.
• Develop and implement patient education and ongoing discharge plans.
• Communicate empathetically and compassionately with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, respecting age, cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Mentor and serve as a role model 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 not eligible, and former employees may not be eligible. Payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree