University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse - Surgery

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeGlendale, CA, USA$47.58 - $76.68 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduation from a Registered Nurse program is required.
A California Registered Nurse license is required.
For Surgery, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications are required.
Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications must be American Heart Association certified where applicable.
All required certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.

Responsibilities

Support the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team to provide for patient safety, recovery, and comfort by implementing the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, intervention implementation, evaluation, and revision of the plan as needed.
Provide patient education and advocacy.
Practice in compliance with regulatory requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, and DNV-GL/NIAHO standards.
Support the department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services.
Collaborate with coworkers and other departments to provide leadership and manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes.
Make patient-care decisions within the scope of practice and determine patient acuity using the patient classification decision-making method.
Make judgments and decisions about patient care and act on assessments within the legal scope of practice, education, training, and competency.
Provide a healing environment, support safe passage through the hospital episode of care, prevent harm, educate patients about their conditions and self-care, explain abnormal findings and when and how to report them, and provide comfort and compassionate care.
Assist the charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
Precept and validate competencies of new hires and staff learning new procedures.
Teach nursing students.
Delegate tasks as indicated to other Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants.
Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and reporting back.
Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is desired; if not held upon hire, it is preferred that the employee obtain it within five years.
One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations is preferred where applicable.
For Cardiac Cath Lab nurses, one year of nursing experience in an acute care setting such as an intensive care unit, stepdown unit, or emergency room is preferred.
For Cardiac Cath Lab nurses, one or more years of interventional radiology, electrophysiology, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience is preferred.
For 6th Floor Medical-Surgical employees, two years of orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing experience is preferred.
Certification in Medical-Surgical nursing, Orthopedics, or another specialty is preferred.
Certification in a clinical specialty or management is desired.
For PACU, SDS, and GI Lab, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required.
For Cardiac Cath Lab, BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
For the Emergency Department, BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 within 30 days of hire, NIHSS within 30 days of hire, NRP within six months of hire, and ENPC within 12 months of hire are required.
For Geropsych, BLS and AB508 within 30 days of hire are required.
For ICU, 5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Medical-Surgical, and Float Pool, BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS within 30 days of hire are required.

As an integral member of the patient care team, the Registered Nurse supports the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team in providing for the safety, recovery and comfort of patients by implementing the nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnosis, developing the plan of care and the education plan; implementation of interventions, evaluation of interventions and revision of plan as needed); and provides education and advocacy. Practices in compliance with regulatory requirements including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, DNV-GL/NIAHO standards, etc.

The Registered Nurse supports department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services; leadership in collaboration with co-workers and other departments; management of efficient services with meaningful and valuable outcomes.

Decision-making authority:

Patient care within the scope of practice

Patient acuity based on patient classification decision-making method

RNs are expected to practice to the full extent of his/her legal scope of practice based on education, training and competency. RNs are expected to make judgments and decisions about patient care and to act on the assessments performed.

RNs are accountable for providing a healing environment for recovery and safe passage of patients through their episode of care in the hospital; for prevention of harm; for educating the patient about their condition and implementation of self-care actions; of educating about abnormal findings and when and how to report to their care-giver; for providing comfort and compassionate care

Executive Functions

Planning:

Assists charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift;

Contributes to overall unit planning and improvement

Directing:

Precepting and competency validating new hires and to new procedures

Teaching nursing students

Delegating:

As indicated to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs

Coordinating:

Assigned team

Communicating

Expectations to assigned staff (interventions; report back; etc.)

Improvement opportunities; information through chain of command; unusual events;

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

Graduation from Registered Nurse Program

BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred)

Minimum Experience/Knowledge:

1 year clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.

If applicable - experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred.

For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses:

• 1 year Nursing experience in an acute care setting such as the ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred.

• 1 year+ IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.

For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees:

• Two years’ experience with Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing preferred.

• Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred.

Required License/Certification:

California Registered Nurse License

Certification in clinical specialty or management desired

• Surgery: BLS, ACLS

• PACU/SDS/ GI Lab: BLS, ACLS, PALS

• Cath Lab: BLS, ACLS

• ED: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire), NIHSS (within 30 days of hire), NRP (within 6 months of hire), ENPC (within 12 months of hire),

• Geropsych: BLS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire)

• ICU/ 5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (within 30 days of hire)

BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA certified.

All certifications must be active effective date of hire/transfer unless otherwise indicated.

As part of Keck Medicine of USC, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is the only community hospital in the Foothills area of Los Angeles backed by an academic medical center. With its 40-year legacy of personalized care from expert physicians, experienced nurses and a dedicated staff the community has come to know and trust, USC–VHH brings patients the latest medical advancements and 24/7 emergency services. Join this world-class team providing highly-specialized care, up-to-the-minute research and innovative clinical trials.

The hourly rate range for this position is $47.58 to $76.68. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at [email protected]. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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