Registered Nurse - 4th Floor Telemetry - Full Time 12 Hour Day Shift (Union)

Keck Medicine of USC•Glendale, CA

12d•$48 - $77

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the patient care team and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in leading care that promotes patient safety, recovery, and comfort. The nurse implements the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, development and implementation of care and education plans, evaluation of interventions, and revision of plans as needed. The role 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 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 exercise decision-making authority for patient care within their scope of practice and assess patient acuity using the patient classification method. They are accountable for making care decisions based on their assessments and for providing a healing environment, preventing harm, supporting patients through their hospital care, educating them about their condition and self-care, explaining abnormal findings and when to report them, and providing compassionate comfort. The role may include assisting the charge nurse in planning shift care, contributing to unit planning and improvement, precepting and validating competencies for new hires and new procedures, teaching nursing students, delegating tasks as appropriate, coordinating the assigned team, communicating expectations and improvement opportunities, and reporting information and unusual events through the chain of command. Other duties may be assigned. This position is with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, part of Keck Medicine of USC. The hospital provides community-based care backed by an academic medical center, including specialized care, emergency services, research, and clinical trials. The position is a full-time, 12-hour day-shift union role on the 4th Floor Telemetry unit. The hourly rate range is $47.58 to $76.68.

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 within 30 days of hire.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications, when required for the applicable area, must be AHA-certified.
Certifications must be active on the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.

Nice To Haves

BSN desired; obtaining a BSN within five years if not held upon hire 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 Surgery: BLS and ACLS.
For PACU/SDS/GI Lab: BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
For Cath Lab: BLS and ACLS; one year of nursing experience in acute care such as ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred; one or more years of IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.
For ED: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 within 30 days of hire, NIHSS within 30 days of hire, NRP within six months of hire, and ENPC within 12 months of hire.
For Geropsych: BLS and AB508 within 30 days of hire.
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 assessment, nursing diagnosis, care planning, patient education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy, compassionate care, comfort, and support for patient safety and recovery.
Make patient-care judgments and decisions based on assessments and within the legal scope of practice.
Assess patient acuity using the patient classification decision-making method.
Help provide a healing environment, prevent harm, and support safe passage through the patient's hospital care.
Educate patients about their condition, self-care, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to their caregiver.
Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to support effective care and service outcomes.
Assist the charge nurse with planning 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 to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs as indicated.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations, improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Practice in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.