Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Full Time 12 Hour Night Shift (Union)

Keck Medicine of USC•Glendale, CA

1d•$48 - $77

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 nurse 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 role includes providing patient education and advocacy and 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 with quality improvement and growth of unit services, collaborates with coworkers and other departments, and helps manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes. Nurses are expected to practice within the full extent of their legal scope based on education, training, and competency, and to make and act on clinical judgments about patient care. They are accountable for creating a healing environment, supporting patients’ safe passage through their hospital care, preventing harm, educating patients about their condition and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when to report them, and providing comfort and compassionate care. The position is identified as a full-time, 12-hour night-shift, union role. The hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68. USC considers factors including responsibilities, experience, education and training, skills, internal equity, applicable laws and contractual stipulations, and market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program.
California Registered Nurse license.
For ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg, and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certification; NIHSS must be obtained within 30 days of hire where indicated.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications, when required for the applicable unit, must be AHA certified.
Certifications must be active as of the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.
Ability to practice within the legal scope of nursing practice based on education, training, and competency.
Ability to make judgments and decisions about patient care and act on assessments.

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.
Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations preferred, if applicable.
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, development of care and education plans, intervention, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about the patient's condition, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to a caregiver.
Provide a healing environment, prevent harm, and support patient recovery, safety, comfort, and compassionate care throughout the hospital episode.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards, 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 and help manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes.
Assist the charge nurse in planning delivery of patient care 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 work as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs.
Coordinate the assigned team.
Communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and report-back requirements.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.