Registered Nurse - PICU Transport - 12 Hours Full Time Nights

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works with the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a 12-bed unit caring for more than 400 infants, children, and adolescents each year who are recovering from major surgeries or receiving treatment for serious illnesses. The multidisciplinary team provides current diagnostic procedures and treatments, and the PICU serves as the core of Cedars-Sinai’s Pediatric Critical Care Center. The role applies the nursing process and delivers patient care to the specialty population, including care and stabilization during patient transport.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current California State RN License.
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Minimum 3 years of recent acute RN experience in PICU or Cardiac ICU.
For Registered Nurse II consideration, minimum 1 year of recent acute RN experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

BSN or higher.
Acute PICU cardiac experience.
PICU Transport experience.
For RN III, specialty certification; external applicants may obtain it within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care that supports patient safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection.
Educate patients about disease prevention and restorative measures.
Administer medications and therapeutic agents as part of treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitation plans.
Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and initiation of peripheral venous access.
Observe and assess signs and symptoms, medication and treatment reactions, behavior, and physical condition; identify abnormal findings and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations.
Provide appropriate reporting, referrals, and care under standardized procedures, including for special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Assess patients’ readiness and ability to learn, follow instructions, and give consent; identify safety concerns related to age and development.
Adjust care to meet patients’ cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, educational, family, and condition-related needs.
Provide transport care, stabilizing patients, monitoring vital signs, and administering necessary interventions in an ambulance, helicopter, or other emergency vehicle.
Assess patients before transport, monitor vital signs, administer medications, and stabilize patients for safe transport.
Perform critical interventions during transport, including inserting IV lines, administering oxygen, and performing intubation.
Monitor patients throughout transport, including vital signs and blood oxygen levels, and adjust care in response to changes.
Coordinate and communicate with referring and receiving medical teams and inform and reassure caregivers about the patient’s condition.
Document the patient’s condition and care during transport for the receiving medical team.