RN Obstetrics Acute

Working at CommonSpirit Health • Northridge, CA

2d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patient well-being and recovery. The role involves assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, implementing care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The RN coordinates patient care by planning and evaluating care, applies sound nursing judgment and the nursing process, and provides leadership by setting priorities and coordinating nursing care. The RN also guides interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks. The position requires adherence to hospital and departmental policies, quality improvement, legal, safety, environmental, infection control, Nurse Practices Act, and Patient’s Bill of Rights standards, while maintaining confidentiality and professional relationships with staff, physicians, patients, families, and the public.

Applications from new graduates and nurses new to the specialty are not currently being accepted. The position is represented by SEIU L121 and covered by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed nonprofit acute care hospital founded in 1955. It serves more than 80,000 patients annually and provides services including Level II trauma care, heart care, cancer care, and women’s health. It is the San Fernando Valley’s only pediatric trauma center.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program; Associate Degree of Nursing.
• Minimum 3 years of current acute care registered nursing experience in the specialty area.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in OB Acute.
• Active RN license from the State of California.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Neonatal Resuscitation certification from the American Heart Association.
• Fire Safety certification within 90 days.
• New graduates and nurses new to the specialty are not being considered.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with an EHR such as Cerner or MediTech.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and improvement requirements, and legal, safety, environmental, infection control, Nurse Practices Act, and Patient’s Bill of Rights standards.
• Coordinate patient care by regularly planning and evaluating care.
• Apply clinical knowledge, expertise, nursing judgment, and the nursing process to patient care.
• Establish and maintain professional, collaborative relationships with staff, physicians, patients, patient family members, and the public, while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Guide interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.
• Establish priorities and coordinate nursing care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree