Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Full-Time 12 Hour Midshift/Evenings (Union)

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

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 plans of care and education, implement and evaluate interventions, and revise plans as needed. The Registered 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 department managers and directors in quality improvement and growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. The position exercises patient-care decision-making within scope of practice and based on patient acuity, and is accountable for creating a healing environment, preventing harm, guiding patients safely through their hospital care, and providing compassionate care and education about conditions, self-care, and reporting abnormal findings. The role may assist the charge nurse with shift planning, contribute to unit planning and improvement, precept and validate competencies for new hires and procedures, teach nursing students, delegate tasks as indicated, coordinate the assigned team, communicate expectations to assigned staff, and report improvement opportunities and unusual events through the chain of command. Other duties may be assigned. This is a full-time Emergency Room position with 12-hour midshift/evening hours at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68. The hospital is part of Keck Medicine of USC and provides community-focused care, emergency services, specialized care, research, and clinical trials.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
California Registered Nurse License.
For Emergency Department work: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 within 30 days of hire, NIHSS within 30 days of hire, NRP within 6 months of hire, and ENPC within 12 months of hire.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA certified where applicable; 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 is preferred if not held upon hire.
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.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and plan revision as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about conditions, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to caregivers.
Deliver safe, compassionate care and help provide a healing environment while preventing harm and supporting patients’ recovery and safe passage through hospital care.
Practice within legal scope and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards.
Support department managers and directors in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to manage efficient services and achieve meaningful outcomes.
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, and 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 required follow-up.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.