RN ED Transition Fellowship
About The Position
This is a transition/fellowship position for nurses looking to change specialty to the Emergency Department. The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based, individualized nursing care to support patient well-being and recovery. The role includes conducting assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing and updating patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes. Nurses are expected to apply critical thinking, sound judgment, urgency, and a patient-first mindset in a fast-paced environment. The RN organizes and prioritizes care, advocates for patients, and supports ethical practice. The RN assesses physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs; develops individualized plans with patients and families; implements interventions suited to patients’ diagnoses and age-specific needs; uses equipment and supplies appropriately; and reassesses patients to determine intervention effectiveness and update care plans. The position is at Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center, a 318-bed acute care nonprofit hospital in downtown Los Angeles, California. The hospital serves more than 100,000 patients annually and offers services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. Its new patient tower, opened in 2025, includes an expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of acute care experience.
- Registered Nurse license in California, required upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), required upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, required upon hire.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, required upon hire.
- Fire Safety, required within 90 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Nursing, preferred upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide effective, comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patient needs and comfort.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to support a comprehensive, holistic, effective plan of care.
- Apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate ethical issues; serve as a patient advocate.
- Complete competent patient assessments and identify physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs.
- Create an individualized plan of care based on patient assessment, coordinating with other disciplines when indicated.
- Prioritize care needs, set measurable goals and time frames, and include patients and families in planning.
- Implement interventions based on nursing and medical plans of care, adapting them to patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs.
- Use equipment and supplies appropriately and follow established policies, procedures, and protocols for transporting, handling, and storing intravenous fluids.
- Reassess patients after interventions, verify effectiveness, and update plans of care to reflect current needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
