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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse Clinical - 7 E ICU

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 is required, with an exception for employees grandfathered in if hired before December 2019.
  • At least one year of acute inpatient hospital experience as a registered nurse in the United States is required.
  • Excellent communication skills are required, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
  • Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions is required, along with the ability to understand, follow, and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations, and procedures.
  • The candidate must be committed to excellence in patient care and customer service.
  • The candidate must be able to work independently with minimal direction and supervision.
  • A California Board of Registered Nursing Registered Nurse license is required.
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association is required.
  • Los Angeles City Fire Life Safety Training is required; if the candidate does not have a card upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained through renewal before expiration. This requirement applies only within Los Angeles City.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association is required for Intensive Care, Step-down, and Telemetry departments. Registered nurses without prior telemetry or critical care experience must obtain it within 180 days or by the end of orientation, whichever is sooner.
Responsibilities
  • Provide therapeutic care to patients as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, using the nursing process and coordinating 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 the Nursing Process.
  • Complete nursing assessments upon patient admission, at each shift, and when a patient’s condition changes; complete patient acuity by 0200/1400 daily.
  • Interpret assessment information and formulate nursing diagnoses.
  • Develop individualized plans of care, document expected and projected patient outcomes, and review, revise, and update plans daily based on evaluation and interpretation of patient outcomes.
  • Administer medications and IV therapy appropriately at prescribed intervals and complete patient care procedures correctly according to policy and prescribed intervals.
  • Delegate tasks according to others’ scope of practice and competency, and act as a patient advocate.
  • Manage restraint use according to policy, attempt alternative non-restraint measures first, ensure complete physician orders and assessments, ensure patient monitoring, and complete the restraint audit form each shift.
  • Maintain complete and correct documentation on all flow sheets and chart forms, including admission assessment, pain scale assessment and reassessment before and after intervention, daily flow sheet, restraint flow sheet, diabetes flow sheet, educational flow sheet, Kardex, care plan, fall risk assessment and reassessment, medication administration record, equipment and supplies, intra- and inter-facility transfer forms, and belonging tracking form.
  • 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 as needed, including room/unit orientation and plan-of-care education; identify knowledge deficits related to diagnoses and care; and use and provide Micromedex information to patients and families.
  • 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, PCA pumps, epidural pumps, sequential compression devices, wound VACs, and heating pads/pumps.
  • Communicate effectively with healthcare team members, patients, and families during shift-to-shift reports, physician rounds, patient/family interactions, MDP rounds, hand-off reports, facility email communications, and interactions with students and new or contract employees.
  • Manage time effectively, organize and prioritize responsibilities, take meal breaks without incurring overtime, and complete the shift on time.
  • Observe regulatory agency requirements, including National Patient Safety Goals, patient identifiers, unapproved abbreviations, Universal Protocol/procedural time-outs, hand-offs, medication reconciliation, clinical alarms, hazardous-waste management, biohazards, medication sharps, HIPAA, OSHA requirements, and continuous Joint Commission survey readiness.
  • Follow critical-value procedures: write down, read back, and follow up; ensure telephone orders are appropriate, documented, signed, timed, dated, stamped, entered into the unit log, and maintain safe work practices including correct body mechanics, electrical safety, infection control procedures, and hand washing.
  • Manage medical-surgical patients, including patients with total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, spinal surgery, cystic fibrosis, abdominal organ transplants, and hepatic encephalopathy, with the specified isolation, respiratory, nutrition, medication, safety, and skin-care precautions.
  • Manage complex critically ill intensive care patients, including neurosurgery, thoracic foregut, gastric bypass, orthopedic, liver/kidney/pancreas transplant, hepatobiliary, open-heart, and heart/lung transplant patients; manage advanced therapeutic modalities including hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT/CVVHD), ventriculostomy, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventricular assist devices, and balloon pumps.
  • Manage high-acuity stepdown/telemetry patients requiring specialized monitoring and care, including patients after open-heart, heart, lung, liver, or kidney transplants, orthopedic, hepatobiliary, general surgery, thoracic foregut, gastric bypass, neurology, and neurosurgery procedures; manage advanced modalities including ventilator care, arterial/CVP 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 the treatment plan; complete dialysis treatment records; perform pre-treatment safety checks and machine maintenance; check charts for dialysis orders before arriving on the unit with equipment; contact physicians early when dialysis orders lack treatment orders; and complete medical-surgical dialysis treatments on 3S when more than two such patients are scheduled.
  • Manage psychiatric patients by engaging in therapeutic interactions, maintaining a therapeutic milieu, assessing and monitoring safety, completing contraband assessments upon admission, at shift change, and as needed, initiating and participating in treatment planning, monitoring locked unit doors, logging visitors and assessing for contraband, following patients’ legal status each shift and communicating with the Department of Mental Health and other agencies as required, administering psychotropic medications only after proper consent and documentation, and submitting the Fire Arms Reporting Form.
  • Use de-escalation techniques to prevent behavioral restraint or seclusion when possible; apply behavioral restraint/seclusion when appropriate; continuously monitor patient safety or delegate monitoring as appropriate; ensure physician assessment within one hour of restraint/seclusion application and at least every eight hours thereafter; obtain physician orders according to policy; notify the manager of all behavioral restraint incidents; contact significant others as allowed by the patient; and complete a debriefing with the patient when appropriate.
  • Accurately identify patients who meet Core Measure criteria and complete Core Measure documentation; identify and participate in data collection and process improvement related to Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators.
  • Participate in professional hospital and nursing activities, including serving as a relief charge nurse, participating in nursing committees/councils, hospital teams, unit-based projects, and research, and publishing peer-reviewed articles.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in surgical units, especially ICU and Telemetry, is preferred.
  • ICU experience is preferred for infusion units.
  • Specialty certification is preferred.

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