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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

RN Clinical - 7 W ICU

Full-TimePosted on 10/21/2026
$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 is required; employees hired before December 2019 are grandfathered from the BSN requirement.
  • At least one year of acute inpatient hospital experience in the United States as a licensed registered nurse is required.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently, are required.
  • Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions, and the ability to understand, follow, and perform duties—including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures—in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations, and procedures are required.
  • A current Registered Nurse license from the California Board of Registered Nursing is required.
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association is required.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association is required.
  • Fire Life Safety Training for Los Angeles City is required; if not held at hire, it must be obtained within 30 days and renewed before expiration, for work within Los Angeles City.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision is required.
Responsibilities
  • Use the nursing process to provide therapeutic patient care 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 scientific knowledge in practice through the Nursing Process.
  • Complete nursing assessments on admission, each shift, and when a patient’s condition changes; complete patient acuity assessments by 0200/1400 daily.
  • Interpret assessment information and formulate nursing diagnoses.
  • Develop individualized plans of care and interventions, document expected patient outcomes, and review, revise, and update plans daily based on evaluation of outcomes.
  • Administer medications and intravenous therapy at prescribed intervals, perform patient care procedures according to policy, and delegate tasks based on others’ scope of practice and competency.
  • Act as a patient advocate and manage restraints according to policy, trying alternatives first; ensure required physician orders and assessments, patient monitoring, and completion of the restraint audit form each shift.
  • Complete and maintain patient documentation, including admission and pain assessments, flow sheets, restraint and diabetes records, education records, Kardex, care plans, risk assessments and reassessments, fall records, medication administration records, equipment and supply records, transfer forms, and belongings tracking; transcribe and sign off orders before shift end and complete 12- and 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 case managers and physicians 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, feeding, PCA, and epidural pumps; sequential compression devices; wound VAC equipment; and heating pads or pumps.
  • Communicate with healthcare team members, patients, and families through shift reports, physician rounds, patient and family interactions, hand-off reports, facility email, and interactions with students and employees.
  • Organize and prioritize responsibilities, manage time effectively, take meal breaks without overtime, and complete shifts on time.
  • Observe regulatory requirements, including National Patient Safety Goals, patient identification, approved abbreviations, Universal Protocol, hand-off procedures, medication reconciliation, clinical alarms, hazardous waste management, biohazard and sharps handling, HIPAA and OSHA requirements, and continuous Joint Commission survey readiness.
  • Document and follow up on critical values using write-down, read-back, and follow-up procedures; ensure telephone orders are appropriate, documented, signed, timed, dated, stamped, and entered into the unit log.
  • Maintain a safe work environment using correct body mechanics, electrical safety, infection-control procedures, and handwashing.
  • Manage medical-surgical patients with total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, spinal surgery, cystic fibrosis, abdominal organ transplants, and hepatic encephalopathy, including the applicable isolation precautions, respiratory and nutrition care, medication management, safety precautions, and skin care.
  • Manage complex critically ill intensive care patients, including patients with neurosurgical, thoracic, gastric bypass, orthopedic, transplant, hepatobiliary, and open-heart needs; manage advanced modalities including hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy, ventriculostomy and intracranial pressure monitoring, ventricular assist devices, and balloon pumps.
  • Manage high-acuity stepdown and telemetry patients requiring specialized monitoring and care, including post-operative cardiac, transplant, orthopedic, hepatobiliary, general surgery, thoracic, gastric bypass, neurology, and neurosurgery patients; manage ventilators, arterial and 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, inform patients of treatment plans, document treatment, perform pre-treatment safety checks and machine maintenance, verify orders before arriving with equipment, contact physicians early when treatment orders are missing, and complete medical-surgical dialysis treatments on 3S when more than two patients are scheduled.
  • Engage psychiatric patients in therapeutic interactions and maintain a therapeutic milieu; assess and monitor safety, including contraband checks and visitor logs, monitor locked doors, follow and communicate patients’ legal status, administer psychotropic medication only with proper consent and documentation, participate in treatment planning, and submit Fire Arms Reporting Forms.
  • Use de-escalation to prevent behavioral restraint or seclusion when possible; apply restraint or seclusion when appropriate, continuously monitor patient safety, ensure physician assessment within one hour and at least every eight hours thereafter, obtain physician orders, notify the manager of incidents, contact significant others as allowed, and debrief with patients when appropriate.
  • Identify patients who meet Core Measure criteria and complete required Core Measure documentation; 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, committees and councils, hospital teams, unit projects, research, and published peer-reviewed articles.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Specialty certification is preferred.

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