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

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

4d•$50 - $77

About The Position

The Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for an assigned group of patients, coordinating care among other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The nurse performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive needs of patients and their families or significant others to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate throughout the continuum of care. The nurse reevaluates patient responses and outcomes, the effectiveness of the plan of care, and readiness for discharge, revising the plan or making referrals as needed. The role also acts 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 within the scope of practice and nursing standards. It requires recognizing changes in clinical condition, taking and documenting appropriate action, advocating for patients, and making referrals as appropriate. The nurse develops and updates care plans, goals, assessments, and discharge plans; reviews and communicates test results; supports pain management; and follows evidence-based practices, hospital nursing standards, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA requirements. The nurse collaborates with and provides leadership to the healthcare team, supervises and delegates patient-care activities, and offers information, resources, guidance, and education about treatment, care plans, and medications. The role also requires compassionate, culturally responsive communication with patients, support systems, physicians, and coworkers. The position is full-time, day shift, and offers a $20,000 sign-on bonus subject to eligibility requirements. Base pay is listed as $42.68–$65.58; the stated 12-hour pay rate is $49.79–$76.51.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in California.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
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

Provide safe, effective, 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, collaborate with the healthcare team, and advocate for patients.
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 and plans of care consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and patient preferences.
Assess and document patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and responses to care; reassess outcomes, plan effectiveness, and readiness for discharge, revising plans or making referrals as needed.
Use pain-management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
Review test results, identify critical results, and communicate them promptly in a manner appropriate to the patient’s condition; incorporate relevant information into the plan of care.
Maintain evidence-based nursing practice within licensure scope and comply with 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 appropriately.
Provide leadership and promote safe, high-quality care; offer 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 appropriately with patients and their support systems, considering age and cultural, religious, gender identity, and ethnic background.
Act as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.