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Huntington Health

Nonprofit hospital and clinics in the San Gabriel Valley

Registered Nurse - Emergency Services

Full-Time
$50.30 - $77.95
Junior
Bachelor's, Associate's
Pasadena, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required. An Associate Degree in Nursing is accepted if the candidate is enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and completes the degree within two years of hire or transfer to an RN position.
  • At least one year of relevant experience in an acute care area of expertise or equivalent service area is required; trauma nursing experience is preferred.
  • Experience with electronic documentation or electronic health record systems is required.
  • A current unrestricted Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing is required.
  • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider, and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider certifications are required.
  • A current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale certification is required within 30 days of hire or transfer.
  • The candidate must successfully pass the Basic Dysrhythmia course curriculum within 21 days of hire.
  • Candidates new to the Emergency Department must successfully pass the ED Core Curriculum and complete the required on-unit preceptorship.
  • A current Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course certification or an approved two-day Emergency Department Approved Pediatrics course issued by the Emergency Nurses Association is required within six months of hire or transfer.
  • A current Trauma Nursing Core Course certification or Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses, including ATCN or TCAR, issued by the Emergency Nurses Association is required within six months of hire or transfer.
  • Basic computer skills are required.
  • For MICN duties, the candidate must understand Los Angeles County Guidelines of Prehospital Care; participate in the quality improvement process required by the Los Angeles County Base Station Contract; attend and participate in monthly Base Station Meetings; maintain Mobile Intensive Care Nurse certification requirements and participate in required continuing education; and communicate objectively with prehospital and emergency medical services personnel and with the Prehospital Care Coordinator about unresolved prehospital care issues.
Responsibilities
  • Coordinate care to meet identified patient and family needs.
  • Supervise patient-care management using critical thinking and the nursing process, including discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services, monitoring care delivery, patient advocacy, care planning, and evaluation of outcomes.
  • Coordinate patient care across the health care continuum and assist other team members in meeting individual patient needs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Trauma nursing experience is preferred.
  • A current Certified Emergency Nurse certification or related certification is preferred.

About the company

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Huntington Health

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Huntington Health is a nonprofit community health organization serving Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley through hospital and outpatient care. Its Huntington Hospital is the valley's only Level II trauma center and combines emergency treatment with specialty care for cancer, heart conditions and neurological disorders. Huntington Health Physicians connects patients with primary, pediatric and specialty care in local doctors' offices, while hospital teams handle inpatient treatment and surgery. As an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, it shares resources and clinical expertise while retaining its own employees and local governance. Founded in 1892, Huntington Health is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Pasadena, CA

Founded

1892

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