Rn Jobs in Los Angeles, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• At least five years of direct patient care nursing experience.
• Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN Compact multi-state license.
• Basic Life Support certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS Instructor certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
• Coordinate individualized care and partner with patients and significant others, keeping patient goals central and providing appropriate updates and education.
• Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
• Coordinate delivery and timely documentation of safe, quality patient care through respectful, inclusive interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Support performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
• Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
• Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, and students to support a qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
• Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research, participate in value analysis, and contribute to evaluating patient-care products.
• Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety standards.
• Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult experts, and use evidence and appropriate resources to address practice questions.
• Plan proactively for patients’ care across the care continuum.
• Participate in developing protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and other healthcare team members.
• Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.