Rn Jobs in Los Angeles, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of nursing school.
• One year of clinical experience; RNs with less than 12 months of experience will complete the new graduate requirements.
• California Registered Nurse (RN) license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) certification.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
• Competency in all areas of unit skills and some advanced skills.
• Ability to coordinate patient care, prioritize workload, and manage emergency situations.
• Ability to use common equipment and medications safely and consult others when unfamiliar.
• Ability to apply critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.
• Plan and coordinate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, patient, and family, and communicate changes and care needs.
• Use the nursing process and critical thinking to assess patients, identify actual or potential problems, implement interventions, evaluate outcomes, and revise care plans as needs change.
• Provide safe, therapeutic, and efficient care, including for patients with complex needs due to multisystem disease or treatment complications.
• Identify referral needs and collaborate with patients, families, and team members on comprehensive plans of care.
• Document patient care according to department and entity guidelines, policies, and procedures; serve as a resource for unit-specific documentation issues.
• Delegate and assign care appropriately, communicate expectations, determine necessary supervision, and follow up to ensure delegated tasks are completed.
• Assess physician orders for appropriateness and question them when appropriate.
• Support coworkers, provide constructive feedback, help improve performance and work processes, and share unit-specific information with students, float staff, and registry personnel.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, adapt interventions to diverse social and cultural needs, and advocate for patients.
• Provide age-appropriate patient and family education, including education related to recovery, self-care, end-of-life care, health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness.
• Coordinate transfer and discharge planning and teaching with the healthcare team, and collaborate on patient education materials.
• Coordinate care administered by other members of the care team and nursing staff.
• Use common equipment and medications safely, seek assistance when unfamiliar, recognize inconsistencies in care, and manage potential complications and emergency situations.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, unit activities, and committees as appropriate; comply with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Teach skills and use teaching and coaching strategies to support families through disease processes and experiences.
• Mentor others and transfer knowledge to improve clinical practice and promote effective use of resources and quality care.