RN Clinical - Eval and Trmt Ctr - Full Time 12 Hour Nights (Non-Exempt) (Union)

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

10d•$46 - $99

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team and uses the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients. The RN coordinates patient care and education for patients and families in accordance with standards, policies, and practices, in a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment. The role includes assessing patients, developing and updating individualized plans of care, administering medications and IV therapy, performing procedures, delegating tasks appropriately, advocating for patients, and completing required documentation. The RN educates patients and families, supports transfer and discharge planning, uses patient-care equipment safely, and communicates effectively with the healthcare team. The position requires compliance with regulatory and safety requirements and may involve caring for medical-surgical, intensive care, stepdown/telemetry, dialysis, and psychiatric patients, including patients requiring specialized monitoring, advanced therapeutic modalities, and behavioral restraint or seclusion procedures. The RN also contributes to quality measures, process improvement, and professional development activities. Keck Hospital of USC is a 343-bed acute care hospital providing complex medical and surgical care, specialized services, research, and clinical trials. The hourly rate range is $45.76–$98.80. This position is full-time, 12-hour night shifts, non-exempt, and union-represented.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN); nurses hired before December 2019 are grandfathered from the BSN requirement.
At least 1 year of acute inpatient hospital experience in the United States.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions, and ability to understand, follow, and perform duties including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations, and procedures.
Commitment to excellence in patient care and customer service.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision.
Registered Nurse (RN) license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City), required within LA City; if not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained through renewal before expiration.

Nice To Haves

Two years of ICU/critical care experience, emergency room experience, or equivalent.
Specialty certification.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide therapeutic patient care and coordinate patient care and education.
Complete admission, shift, and change-of-condition nursing assessments and patient acuity assessments.
Interpret assessment information, formulate nursing diagnoses, and develop, document, review, and update individualized plans of care.
Administer medications and IV therapy and perform patient-care procedures according to policy and prescribed intervals.
Delegate tasks according to others’ scope of practice and competency, and act as a patient advocate.
Manage restraint use according to policy, attempt alternatives first, ensure required orders and assessments, monitor patients, and complete restraint documentation.
Complete and maintain required patient documentation, flow sheets, chart forms, orders, and chart checks.
Educate patients and families, orient them to the room or unit, identify knowledge deficits, and provide MICROMEDEX information.
Collaborate with case managers and physicians on discharge planning and complete transfer paperwork and belongings tracking.
Use patient-care equipment safely and according to manufacturer guidelines.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members, including during shift reports, rounds, handoffs, and other interactions.
Organize and prioritize responsibilities, manage time effectively, take meal breaks without incurring overtime, and complete shifts on time.
Follow regulatory, patient-safety, infection-control, hazardous-waste, and workplace-safety requirements.
Manage medical-surgical patients, including patients undergoing joint replacement, spinal surgery, cystic fibrosis care, organ transplant care, and care for hepatic encephalopathy.
Manage complex critically ill patients and advanced ICU modalities, including hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy, ventriculostomy and intracranial pressure monitoring, ventricular assist devices, and balloon pumps.
Manage high-acuity stepdown and telemetry patients and advanced modalities, including ventilator care, arterial and CVP lines, ventricular assist devices, and lumbar drains.
Initiate, perform, and terminate dialysis treatments according to policy and standards; review orders and labs, perform safety checks and machine maintenance, document treatments, and coordinate missing treatment orders with physicians.
Provide psychiatric patient care, including therapeutic interactions, maintaining the therapeutic milieu, safety monitoring, treatment planning, legal-status follow-up, visitor and contraband procedures, and appropriate psychotropic medication administration.
Use de-escalation techniques and, when appropriate, apply behavioral restraint or seclusion; monitor patient safety, obtain required physician orders and assessments, notify the manager, contact significant others as allowed, and complete debriefing.
Identify patients meeting Core Measure criteria, complete related documentation, and participate in data collection and process improvement related to Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators.
Participate in professional hospital and nursing activities, committees, teams, unit projects, and research.
Perform other related duties as assigned.