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University of Southern California

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Registered Nurse - Organ Transplant Telemetry

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$45.76 - $98.80/hr
Junior
Bachelor's
Los Angeles, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) is required, with grandfathering for employees hired before December 2019.
  • At least 1 year of acute inpatient hospital experience in the United States is required.
  • Must speak, read, and write English proficiently.
  • Must know medical procedures and conditions and be able to understand, follow, and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations, and procedures.
  • Must be a Registered Nurse licensed by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
  • Must hold Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
  • Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) is required within Los Angeles City; if the card is not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained through renewal before expiration.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association is required for Intensive Care, Step-down, and Telemetry roles.
Responsibilities
  • Provide therapeutic care to patients using the nursing process and coordinate patient care and education for patients and families in accordance with standards, policies, and practices.
  • Follow policies and procedures and demonstrate the ability to access online manuals.
  • Apply learned scientific knowledge in practical nursing-process applications.
  • Complete nursing assessments upon admission, each shift, and when patient condition changes; complete patient acuity by 0200/1400 daily.
  • Interpret assessment information and formulate nursing diagnoses.
  • Develop individualized plans of care and interventions, document expected or projected patient outcomes, and review, revise, and update plans daily based on evaluation and interpretation of outcomes.
  • Administer medication and IV therapy appropriately at prescribed intervals and complete patient care procedures correctly according to policy and schedule.
  • Delegate tasks based on others’ scope of practice and competency, and act as a patient advocate.
  • Manage restraint use according to policy, attempt alternatives first, ensure complete physician orders and assessments, ensure required patient monitoring, and complete the restraint audit form each shift.
  • Complete documentation on flow sheets and chart forms, including admission assessments, pain assessments and reassessments, daily and restraint flow sheets, diabetes and educational flow sheets, Kardex, care plans, risk assessments and reassessments, fall documentation, medication administration records, equipment and supplies, transfer forms, and belongings tracking forms.
  • Ensure orders are transcribed and signed off before the end of the shift and complete 12-hour/24-hour chart checks.
  • Provide patient and family education, orient them to the room or unit and plan of care, identify knowledge deficits related to diagnoses and care, and use and provide Micromedex information.
  • Collaborate with the case manager and/or physician on discharge planning, complete transfer paperwork, and ensure patient belongings are sent with the patient.
  • Use patient-care equipment safely and appropriately according to manufacturer guidelines, including IV pumps, feeding pumps, patient-controlled analgesia pumps, epidural pumps, sequential compression devices, wound vacuums, and heating pads or pumps.
  • Communicate with healthcare team members, patients, and families through shift reports, physician rounds, patient/family interactions, MDP rounds, hand-off reports, facility email, and interactions with students and new or contract employees.
  • Manage time effectively, organize and prioritize responsibilities, take meal breaks without incurring overtime, and complete shifts on time.
  • Observe regulatory requirements, including National Patient Safety Goals, patient identifiers, approved abbreviations, Universal Protocol procedural time-outs, hand-offs, medication reconciliation, clinical alarms, hazardous-waste management, biohazard, medication and sharps safety, HIPAA, OSHA requirements, and continuous survey readiness.
  • Follow critical-value and telephone-order procedures, including writing down, reading back, and following up critical values and ensuring telephone orders are appropriate, documented, signed, timed, dated, stamped, and entered into the unit log.
  • Maintain a safe work environment through correct body mechanics, electrical safety, infection-control procedures, and hand washing.
  • Manage medical-surgical patients, including patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and spinal surgery; maintain isolation precautions and respiratory and nutrition care for cystic fibrosis patients; manage medications and protective isolation for abdominal organ transplant patients; and institute safety precautions and skin care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
  • Manage critically ill intensive-care patients, including neurosurgery, thoracic foregut, gastric bypass, orthopedic, liver/kidney/pancreas transplant, hepatobiliary, open-heart, and heart and lung transplant patients; use advanced therapeutic modalities including hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy, continuous venovenous hemodialysis, ventriculostomy, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventricular assist devices, and balloon pumps.
  • Manage high-acuity step-down and telemetry patients requiring specialized monitoring and care, including patients after open-heart surgery, heart or lung transplant, liver or kidney transplant, orthopedic, hepatobiliary or general surgery, thoracic foregut or gastric bypass, neurology, or neurosurgery; provide ventilator care and manage arterial/central venous pressure lines, ventricular assist devices, and lumbar drains.
  • Initiate, perform, and terminate dialysis treatments according to policy and standards of care; review orders and laboratory results before treatment; inform patients of treatment plans; complete treatment-record documentation; perform pretreatment safety checks and machine maintenance; check charts for dialysis orders before arriving on the unit with equipment; contact physicians early when treatment orders are missing; and complete medical-surgical dialysis treatments on 3S when more than two such patients are scheduled.
  • Engage psychiatric patients in therapeutic interactions and maintain a therapeutic milieu; assess and monitor patient safety, including contraband checks; initiate and participate in treatment planning; monitor unit doors; log visitors and assess for contraband; follow and communicate patients’ legal status each shift; administer psychotropic medications only after proper consent and documentation; and submit the Fire Arms Reporting Form.
  • Use de-escalation techniques to prevent behavioral restraint or seclusion when possible; apply restraint or seclusion when appropriate; continuously monitor patient safety or delegate monitoring; ensure physician assessment within one hour of application and at least every eight hours thereafter; obtain physician orders; notify the manager of restraint incidents; contact significant others as permitted; and conduct debriefings with patients when appropriate.
  • Accurately identify patients who meet Core Measure criteria, complete Core Measure documentation, and identify and participate in data collection and process improvements related to Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators.
  • Participate in professional hospital and nursing activities, including relief charge nurse duties, nursing committees and councils, hospital teams, unit-based projects, research, and published peer-reviewed articles.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Specialty certification is preferred.

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