RN (Med-Surg) - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (Culver City) - 10411
About The Position
The Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for assigned patients, coordinating care among other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The role applies psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive nursing 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 the plan or making referrals as needed. The nurse also serves as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff. The position provides safe, effective, age-appropriate patient care, including reviewing and administering medications, treatments, and procedures; monitoring clinical changes; documenting interventions; and collaborating with the healthcare team. The nurse develops and updates patient-centered plans of care, supports pain management, reviews and communicates test results, follows evidence-based nursing practices and hospital standards, and observes infection control and HIPAA requirements. Responsibilities also include supervising and delegating care activities, educating patients and staff, planning for discharge, and communicating with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers with compassion and cultural sensitivity. The role is a full-time, night-shift position. The posting lists base pay of $42.68–$65.58 and a 12-hour pay rate of $49.79–$76.51. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is listed for eligible full-time RN positions; eligibility includes at least one year of acute-care RN hospital experience, with additional restrictions described in the posting.
Requirements
- Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure 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 Registered Nurse experience in an acute-care setting.
- Certification in the specialty area of practice.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement plans of care 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, outcomes, care-plan effectiveness, and discharge readiness; revise plans or make referrals as needed.
- Provide safe, effective, age-appropriate nursing care, including reviewing and administering medications, treatments, and procedures.
- Recognize changes in patients’ clinical conditions, take appropriate action, and document interventions.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to intervene and advocate for patients, including responding to abuse, assault, neglect, or inadequate financial or social resources.
- Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans and standards of practice, incorporating patient preferences.
- Provide pain relief through appropriate pain-management resources and other interventions.
- Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and their responses to care.
- Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly, and incorporate relevant information into the plan of care.
- Follow evidence-based nursing practices, scope-of-licensure requirements, hospital-wide nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
- Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate healthcare team members while supporting safe, high-quality care.
- Provide information, guidance, resources, and education about treatment plans, plans of care, and medications.
- Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
- Communicate compassionately and sensitively with patients, support systems, families, physicians, and coworkers, considering age and cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Serve as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.
Benefits
- $20,000 sign-on bonus for eligible full-time RN positions; payments are made in increments over 24 months to active employees in good standing. Eligibility requires one or more years of acute-care RN hospital experience; current Alta Hospital employees are ineligible, and former employees may be ineligible.
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Job Type
Full-time
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