RN Specialty (ICU) - Full Time, Nights (Hollywood) - 11250

Southern California Hospitals•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$53 - $72

About The Position

The Specialty Training Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for assigned patients, coordinating care with other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The nurse performs professional nursing duties that incorporate patients’ and families’ psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate throughout the continuum of care. The role includes reevaluating patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of the plan of care, and readiness for discharge, then revising the plan or making referrals as necessary. The nurse provides safe, effective, age-appropriate care within the scope of practice and nursing standards; administers medications, treatments, and procedures; responds to changes in clinical condition; and documents interventions and ongoing assessments. The role also includes developing and updating goals and care plans, communicating test results, coordinating with the healthcare team, supervising and delegating care activities, supporting patient education and discharge planning, and communicating compassionately with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers.

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.
Six months of nursing experience in an acute care setting and acceptance into a unit-specific hospital training program.
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.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, and age-appropriate patient care, including reviewing and administering medications, treatments, and procedures within the 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.
Intervene appropriately in cases of abuse, assault, or neglect, or when patients lack adequate financial or social resources; make appropriate referrals.
Develop short- and long-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preferences.
Use pain-management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and responses to care.
Review test results, identify critical results, communicate them promptly according to patient condition, and incorporate relevant information into the plan of care.
Follow evidence-based nursing practice, scope-of-licensure requirements, hospital nursing standards, core measures, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
Coordinate care with staff, physicians, other disciplines, and support staff.
Supervise, monitor, and delegate patient-care activities to appropriate healthcare team members, supporting safe, high-quality care.
Provide information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment plans, plans of care, and medications.
Develop and implement accurate patient teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
Communicate with empathy and compassion, providing care appropriate to patients’ ages and cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds.