RN (Med-Surg) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (Culver City) - 10411

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

1d•$50 - $77

About The Position

The Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients and coordinate care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The role incorporates psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive considerations to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families throughout the continuum of care. The nurse reevaluates patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of care plans, and readiness for discharge, revising plans or making referrals as needed. The role also includes serving as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The nurse provides safe, effective, age-appropriate care within the scope of practice and standards of nursing practice; administers medications, treatments, and procedures; recognizes and responds to changes in clinical condition; and documents interventions. The nurse develops goals and plans of care with patient preferences in mind, performs ongoing assessments, reviews and communicates test results, applies evidence-based practice, and follows infection-control, privacy, and hospital-wide care standards. The position collaborates with and provides guidance to the healthcare team, supervises and delegates care activities, supports patient and family education, and develops discharge plans. Communication should demonstrate empathy and respect for patients’ and families’ cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds. This is a full-time, day position. The posting lists base pay of $42.68–$65.58 and a calculated 12-hour rate of $49.79–$76.51. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered subject to eligibility requirements, including at least one year of acute-care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are ineligible, and former employees may not be eligible. Bonus payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment.
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card for Los Angeles City employees only.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute-care setting.
Certification in a specialty area of practice.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans for assigned patients and coordinate care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff.
Assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients throughout the continuum of care, accounting for psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs.
Reevaluate patient responses and outcomes, care-plan effectiveness, and discharge readiness; revise plans or make referrals as needed.
Provide and document safe, effective, age-appropriate nursing care, including medications, treatments, and procedures within scope of practice and nursing standards.
Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, document interventions, and collaborate with the healthcare team to intervene and advocate as needed.
Address concerns involving abuse, assault, neglect, or inadequate financial or social resources, and make appropriate referrals.
Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporating and discussing patient preferences.
Use pain-management resources and other interventions, assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and responses to care, and review and communicate test results promptly.
Practice evidence-based nursing and comply with licensure scope, hospital-wide standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
Collaborate with and provide leadership to healthcare team members; supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate staff.
Provide information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications; develop and implement patient teaching and discharge plans.
Communicate empathetically and respectfully with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, taking account of age and cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds.
Serve as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.