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

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

23h•$50 - $77

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Med-Surg) collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for assigned patients, coordinating care among disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The nurse performs professional nursing duties using psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive skills to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families or significant others throughout the continuum of care. The nurse reevaluates patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of the care plan, and readiness for discharge, revising plans or making referrals as necessary. The role also serves as a model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The position provides safe, effective, age-appropriate patient care, including medication administration, treatments, and procedures. It involves recognizing and responding to changes in clinical condition, developing and documenting care plans, reviewing and communicating test results, coordinating with the healthcare team, supervising and delegating care activities, educating patients and families, and developing discharge plans. The nurse is expected to provide compassionate, culturally responsive communication and maintain evidence-based practice, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA compliance. The role is a full-time, day-shift position in Culver City. The posting states that the nurse must be able to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Compensation is listed as a base pay rate of $42.68–$65.58 and a 12-hour pay rate of $49.79–$76.51. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is available 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 be ineligible. 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.
AHA 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 the specialty area of practice.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care for assigned patients and coordinate care among disciplines, physicians, and support staff.
Assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for patients and their families or significant others throughout the continuum of care.
Reevaluate patient responses and outcomes, care-plan effectiveness, and discharge readiness; revise plans or make referrals as necessary.
Provide patient care and review and administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely and appropriately for the patient's age and condition.
Recognize changes in patients' clinical conditions, take appropriate action, and document interventions.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to intervene and advocate as needed, including responding to abuse, assault, neglect, or inadequate financial or social resources and making appropriate referrals.
Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporate patient preferences, and discuss the plan of care with patients.
Use pain-management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
Assess and document patients' physical and psychosocial conditions and their responses to care.
Review patient test results, identify critical results, communicate findings promptly, and incorporate information into care plans.
Maintain evidence-based nursing practice within licensure scope and comply with hospital nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate healthcare team members, providing leadership and supporting safe, high-quality care.
Provide information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, care plans, and medications.
Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
Communicate compassionately and respectfully with patients, support systems, physicians, and coworkers, taking cultural, religious, gender-identity, and ethnic backgrounds into account.
Act as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.