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

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the patient care team and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in providing for patients’ safety, recovery, and comfort. The role 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 nurse also provides patient education and advocacy and practices in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards. The Registered Nurse supports the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and contributes to efficient services with meaningful outcomes. The role involves making patient-care decisions within the scope of practice, assessing patient acuity through the patient classification method, and acting on clinical assessments. Nurses are accountable for providing a healing environment, preventing harm, supporting patients’ safe passage through their hospital care, providing comfort and compassionate care, and educating patients about their conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to caregivers. The position is listed as full-time, 12-hour days, and union. The hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68. This role is with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, part of Keck Medicine of USC.

Requirements

Graduate of 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.
Certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.

Nice To Haves

BSN desired; obtaining a BSN within five years if not held upon hire is preferred.
One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.
Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred, if applicable.
Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.
For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees: two years of orthopedic and medical-surgical nursing experience preferred.
For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees: certification in medical-surgical, orthopedic, or another specialty preferred.
Unit-specific credentials and experience are identified for other services: Surgery requires BLS and ACLS; PACU/SDS/GI Lab requires BLS, ACLS, and PALS; Cath Lab requires BLS and ACLS, with acute-care nursing and IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred; ED requires BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 and NIHSS within 30 days, NRP within 6 months, and ENPC within 12 months; Geropsych requires BLS and AB508 within 30 days. These are listed for other units and are not specifically assigned to the advertised Med/Surg Telemetry position.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, development of care and education plans, implementation and evaluation of interventions, and plan revision as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, including instruction on conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to caregivers.
Provide safe, compassionate, and comfortable care and help prevent harm throughout patients’ hospital episodes of care.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards.
Assist the charge nurse with planning patient care delivery for the shift and contribute to unit planning and improvement.
Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures.
Teach nursing students.
Delegate tasks to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs as indicated.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and reporting back.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Support department management and leadership in quality improvement, unit service growth, collaboration, and efficient service delivery.
Perform other duties as assigned.