RN (ED) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (East Los Angeles) - 10407
About The Position
The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides prompt assessment, response, and treatment for patients with life-threatening, emergent, or urgent medical needs. The nurse uses monitoring and therapeutic equipment to provide specialized care to acute or complex patients and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized plans of care. The role includes assessing, planning, intervening, advocating, and reevaluating patient and family needs throughout the continuum of care, including readiness for discharge and referrals when necessary. The nurse also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The RN provides safe, effective, age-appropriate care within nursing practice standards and scope of licensure; monitors patient condition and response to treatment; administers medications and treatments; and responds to emergency events as assigned. The position coordinates care and supports emergency department throughput, delegates and monitors care activities, educates patients and care teams, and develops teaching and discharge plans. Care is expected to comply with evidence-based practice, infection-control procedures, HIPAA requirements, and hospital standards.
Requirements
- Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- AHA Basic Life Support certification.
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
- AHA Pediatric Advanced 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.
- One year of previous emergency nursing experience or completion of an emergency department training course, including EMTALA and ESI 5-level triage within the first six months of employment as an RN in the Emergency Department.
- De-escalation certification upon hire; SAMA certification is required upon recertification.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
- SAMA certification upon hire.
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN).
Responsibilities
- Provide prompt emergency nursing assessment, response, and treatment for patients with life-threatening, emergent, or urgent medical needs.
- Use monitoring and therapeutic equipment to provide specialized care to acute or complex patients.
- Develop and implement individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Assess patients' physical and psychosocial conditions, plan and provide interventions, advocate for patients, and reassess responses and outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
- Review and administer medications, including intravenous titrations, and provide care involving invasive and arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management, treatments, and procedures.
- Recognize changes in clinical condition, take appropriate action, and document interventions; respond to RRTs, Code Blues, and Code Whites as assigned.
- Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and patient preferences; use pain-management resources and interventions.
- Review test results, identify critical results, and communicate them promptly in accordance with patient condition and incorporate findings into the plan of care.
- Follow evidence-based nursing practice, scope of licensure, hospital nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
- Collaborate with staff, physicians, and other healthcare team members to coordinate care and support efficient emergency department throughput.
- Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate team members while promoting safe, high-quality care.
- Provide information, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
- Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans; make referrals as needed.
- Communicate with empathy and compassion toward patients and their support systems, respecting age, cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, neglect, or inadequate financial or social resources, and make appropriate referrals.
- Serve as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- $25,000 sign-on bonus, subject to eligibility requirements and paid in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
