Rn Jobs in Los Angeles, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• College diploma in Nursing.
• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Promote evidence-based practice through application of the nursing process, protocols, and procedures.
• Assess patient status through interviews, observation, and physical assessment, and identify actual problems and outcomes.
• Develop individualized plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and the health care team.
• Implement appropriate interventions to achieve expected patient outcomes and evaluate and document progress toward goals throughout the shift.
• Modify plans of care based on evaluations and changes in patient condition, and complete required documentation, including patient charts and event reports.
• Demonstrate accountability for nursing practice, pursue continued self-development, maintain current evidence-based nursing knowledge and skills, and share clinical knowledge through informal teaching.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge of equipment, troubleshoot problems, and use appropriate patient-moving and lift equipment practices to support safety as applicable.
• Obtain adequate laboratory specimens and perform bedside laboratory testing and associated quality control in compliance with provider orders and hospital policies.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary patient care, seek assistance and resources in a timely manner, and persist in resolving problems.
• Manage assigned patients, prioritize work as conditions and assignments change, and collaborate with team members to organize and delegate care tasks appropriately.
• Provide goal-focused shift reports, advocate for patients with physicians when necessary, and use communication and teamwork strategies to support team performance and patient outcomes.
• Assess patient and family education needs, choose and adapt appropriate teaching strategies, account for cultural and age-specific factors, and use appropriate hospital education resources, including the SVI patient education system.
• Promote patient safety by following policies and procedures and adhering to National Patient Safety Goals.
• Participate in data collection, analysis, problem solving, and performance improvement initiatives; contribute input on process improvements and patient satisfaction.
• Provide care consistent with standards, evidence-based practices, patient safety goals, core measures, and other quality initiatives.
• Follow up promptly on patient and family needs, promote customer satisfaction, serve on unit-based councils, identify practice problems, and implement changes based on literature and improvement outcomes.
• Complete assigned projects, data collection, and audits.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.