Registered Nurse - 5 North Med/Surg - Per Diem 12 Hour Day Shift (Union)

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the patient care team and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in promoting patient 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 while practicing 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 the growth of unit services. The role collaborates with coworkers and other departments to support effective services and meaningful outcomes. Nurses make patient-care decisions within their scope of practice, assess acuity using the patient classification method, act on their assessments, and practice within their education, training, competency, and legal scope. They are accountable for promoting a healing environment, preventing harm, supporting patients through their hospital care, providing compassionate comfort, and educating patients about their condition, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to contact their caregiver. The position includes assisting the charge nurse with shift-level care planning, contributing to unit planning and improvement, precepting and validating competencies for new hires and new procedures, teaching nursing students, delegating as appropriate, coordinating an assigned team, and communicating expectations and relevant information to assigned staff and through the chain of command. Other duties may be assigned. This is a per-diem, 12-hour day-shift, union position on 5 North Med/Surg at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, part of Keck Medicine of USC. The hospital is a community hospital in the Foothills area of Los Angeles, backed by an academic medical center and offering specialized care, emergency services, research, and clinical trials. The hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
California Registered Nurse license.
BLS and ACLS for ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg, and Float Pool; certifications must be AHA-certified and active by the effective date of hire or transfer.
NIHSS within 30 days of hire for ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg, and Float Pool.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA-certified when applicable to the assigned department; required certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Practice within legal scope of practice based on education, training, and competency.

Nice To Haves

BSN desired; if not held upon hire, obtaining it within five years is preferred.
One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.
For applicable roles, experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred.
Certification in a clinical specialty or management desired.
For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: one year of nursing experience in an acute care setting such as ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred; one or more years of IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.
For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees: two years of orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred; certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, or another specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of the plan as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about patients’ conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to caregivers.
Promote patient safety, recovery, comfort, a healing environment, and prevention of harm throughout the hospital episode of care.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards.
Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to support efficient services and meaningful outcomes.
Make patient-care decisions within the legal scope of practice and act on assessments performed; assess patient acuity using the patient classification method.
Assist the charge nurse with planning patient-care delivery for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures.
Teach nursing students.
Delegate tasks as appropriate to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations, interventions, and reporting needs to assigned staff.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.