Registered Nurse - 6S Advanced Heart Failure- 12hr Days

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Beverly Hills, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on 6 South, a 54-bed progressive care Advanced Heart Failure Unit primarily caring for adults with congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema who require continuous cardiopulmonary monitoring. The unit also cares for patients undergoing heart transplant or mechanical circulatory support evaluation, patients receiving post-heart-transplant care for non-surgical issues, and patients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures. These patients may require 1:3 nursing care; medical telemetry patients may require 1:4 nursing care. The nurse is responsible and accountable for applying the nursing process and delivering care to the specialty patient population. The role includes providing and documenting direct and indirect care that supports patient safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection; educating patients about disease prevention and restorative measures; and administering medications and therapeutic agents as part of treatment, prevention, or rehabilitation plans. The nurse performs skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and initiation of peripheral venous access; observes and assesses patients’ signs and symptoms, responses to medications and treatments, behavior, and physical condition; and initiates emergency procedures when indicated. The nurse plans and implements individualized care, makes appropriate reports and referrals, and provides care in accordance with standardized procedures. Care is adapted to patients’ cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, educational, family, and condition-related needs, including assessment of learning readiness, ability to follow instructions and give consent, and patient safety concerns related to age and development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current California State RN License.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Minimum 3 years of recent acute RN experience in the specialty; a minimum of 1 year of recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II.
Working knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice.
Demonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and healthcare colleagues.

Nice To Haves

BSN or higher preferred.
For RN III, specialty certification is required; external applicants may obtain it within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Apply the nursing process and deliver patient care to the specialty population.
Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care to ensure patient safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection in a timely manner.
Educate patients about disease prevention and restorative measures.
Administer medications and therapeutic agents needed to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitation plans.
Perform skin tests, immunizations, and phlebotomy, and initiate peripheral venous access.
Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications and treatments, behavior, and physical condition; distinguish normal from abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations.
Make appropriate reports and referrals and provide care in accordance with standardized procedures.
Assess patients’ readiness to learn and ability to follow instructions and give consent, and identify safety concerns related to age and development.
Identify and address the specific cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, educational, family, and condition-related needs of patient populations.