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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse - 4th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry

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.
  • Clinical specialty or management certification is desired.
  • For Surgery, BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
  • For PACU/SDS/GI Lab, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required.
  • For Cath Lab, BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
  • For ED, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and AB508 within 30 days of hire, NIHSS within 30 days of hire, NRP within 6 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 Med Surg, and Float Pool, BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS within 30 days of hire are required.
  • BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA certified. All certifications must be active by the effective date of hire or transfer unless otherwise indicated.

Responsibilities

  • Implement the nursing process, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care and education planning, interventions, evaluation, and revision of plans as needed.
  • Provide patient education and advocacy, and support patient safety, recovery, comfort, and prevention of harm.
  • Practice in compliance with applicable 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 support unit leadership and efficient services with meaningful outcomes.
  • Make patient-care decisions within scope of practice, assess patient acuity using the patient classification method, and act on patient-care assessments.
  • Educate patients about their conditions, self-care actions, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to their caregiver.
  • Provide a healing environment and compassionate care during patients' hospital episodes.
  • Assist the charge nurse in planning shift patient-care delivery and contribute to unit planning and improvement.
  • Precept and validate competencies of new hires and staff learning new procedures.
  • Teach nursing students.
  • Delegate work as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, and CNAs.
  • Coordinate the assigned team and communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and required reporting.
  • Communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A BSN is desired; if not held upon hire, it is preferred that the employee obtain one within five years.
  • One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
  • Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations is preferred, when applicable.
  • For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses, one year of acute-care nursing experience in settings such as ICU, stepdown, or ER is preferred.
  • For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses, one or more years of IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience is preferred.
  • For 6th Floor Med/Surg employees, two years of orthopedic and medical-surgical nursing experience is preferred.
  • Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, or another specialty is preferred.

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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

The University of Southern California is a private research university with academic programs across the arts, sciences, business, engineering, law, health, and other professional fields.

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