Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Full Time 12 Hour Night Shift (Union)

University of Southern California•Glendale, CA

6d•$48 - $77

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 RN applies the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care-plan and education-plan development, implementation and evaluation of interventions, and revision of plans as needed. The RN 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 RN supports the department manager and director in quality improvement and the growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. The position includes patient-care decision-making within the RN’s scope of practice, assessment of patient acuity using the patient classification method, and accountability for a healing environment, harm prevention, safe passage through the hospital episode of care, patient self-care education, and compassionate comfort care. The RN assists the charge nurse in planning shift care and contributes to unit planning and improvement. The role may include precepting and validating competencies for new hires and new procedures, teaching nursing students, delegating to RNs, LVNs, or CNAs as indicated, coordinating an assigned team, communicating expectations and improvement opportunities, reporting unusual events through the chain of command, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
California Registered Nurse License.
For the Emergency Department: 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 certifications 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 is preferred if not held upon hire.
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.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process: assess patients, formulate nursing diagnoses, develop care and education plans, implement and evaluate interventions, and revise plans 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.
Make and act on patient-care judgments within the legal scope of practice, education, training, and competency, including assessing patient acuity using the patient classification method.
Promote a healing environment, prevent harm, support safe passage through the hospital episode of care, and provide comfort and compassionate care.
Assist the charge nurse with planning patient-care delivery for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and the growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to manage efficient services and achieve meaningful outcomes.
Precept and validate competencies for new hires and new procedures, and teach nursing students.
Delegate work to RNs, LVNs, and CNAs as indicated.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations, improvement opportunities, and unusual events through the chain of command.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards.