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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse - 7 W 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 (BSN) is required, with grandfathering for employees hired before December 2019.
  • At least one year of acute inpatient hospital experience in the United States as a licensed registered nurse is required.
  • Must speak, read, and write English proficiently.
  • Must know medical procedures and conditions and be able to understand, follow, and perform duties, including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations, and procedures.
  • Must hold a Registered Nurse license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
  • Must hold Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
  • Must complete Los Angeles City Fire Life Safety Training; if not held at hire, it must be obtained within 30 days and maintained through renewal before expiration.
  • Must hold Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
  • Must be able to work independently with minimal direction and supervision.
Responsibilities
  • Provide therapeutic care to patients as part of an interdisciplinary team, 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 practical use of the nursing process.
  • Complete nursing assessments on admission, 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 outcomes, and review, revise, and update plans daily based on evaluation of patient outcomes.
  • Administer medications and intravenous therapy appropriately and at prescribed intervals; perform patient care procedures according to policy and schedule.
  • Delegate tasks according to others’ scope of practice and competency, act as a patient advocate, and manage restraint use according to policy, attempting alternatives first and ensuring required orders, assessments, monitoring, and restraint audit documentation are completed.
  • Complete documentation on required flow sheets and chart forms, including admission assessments, pain assessments and reassessments, daily and restraint flow sheets, diabetes and educational flow sheets, Kardex, care plans, risk assessments and reassessments, fall documentation, medication administration records, equipment and supplies records, transfer forms, and belongings tracking forms; ensure orders are transcribed and signed before the end of the shift and complete 12- or 24-hour chart checks.
  • Educate patients and families as needed on room and unit orientation and the plan of care; identify knowledge deficits related to diagnoses and care and use and provide Micromedex information.
  • Collaborate with the case manager and/or physician on discharge planning, complete transfer paperwork, and ensure patient belongings accompany the patient.
  • Use patient care equipment safely and appropriately according to manufacturer guidelines, including intravenous, feeding, patient-controlled analgesia, and epidural pumps; sequential compression devices; wound vacuum devices; and heating pads or pumps.
  • Communicate with members of the healthcare team, patients, and families through shift reports, physician rounds, patient and family interactions, multidisciplinary rounds, handoffs, facility email, and communication with students and new or contract employees.
  • Organize and prioritize responsibilities, manage time effectively, take meal breaks without incurring overtime, and complete shifts on time.
  • Observe regulatory requirements, including National Patient Safety Goals, patient identifiers, approved abbreviations, Universal Protocol time-outs, handoffs, medication reconciliation, clinical alarms, hazardous-waste and biohazard procedures, medication and sharps safety, HIPAA and OSHA requirements, and continuous survey readiness.
  • Handle critical values and telephone orders appropriately by writing down, reading back, and following up on critical values and ensuring telephone orders are appropriate, documented, signed, timed, dated, stamped, and entered into the unit log.
  • Maintain a safe work environment through correct body mechanics, electrical safety, infection-control procedures, and hand washing.
  • Care for medical-surgical patients by managing total hip and knee arthroplasty patients; maintaining isolation precautions and respiratory and nutrition care for cystic fibrosis patients; managing medications and protective isolation for abdominal organ transplant patients; and instituting safety precautions and skin care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
  • Care for intensive care patients with complex critical illnesses, including neurosurgical, thoracic, gastrointestinal, gastric bypass, orthopedic, liver, kidney, pancreas, hepatobiliary, open-heart, heart-transplant, and lung-transplant patients; manage advanced therapeutic modalities including hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy, continuous venovenous hemodialysis, ventriculostomy, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventricular assist devices, and balloon pumps.
  • Care for stepdown and telemetry patients requiring specialized monitoring, including patients after open-heart, heart, lung, liver, or kidney transplants, orthopedic and hepatobiliary procedures, general surgery, thoracic and gastrointestinal procedures, gastric bypass, neurology, and neurosurgery; 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 before treatment; explain treatment plans to patients; complete treatment records; perform pre-treatment safety checks and machine maintenance; check dialysis orders before arriving on the unit with equipment; contact physicians early when treatment orders are missing; and complete medical-surgical dialysis treatments on 3S when more than two such patients are scheduled.
  • Care for psychiatric patients through therapeutic interactions and maintenance of a therapeutic milieu; assess and monitor safety, including contraband checks at admission, shift change, and as needed; initiate and participate in treatment planning; monitor locked unit doors; log visitors and assess for contraband; follow patients’ legal status each shift and communicate with the Department of Mental Health and other agencies as required; administer psychotropic medication only with proper consent and documentation; and submit the Firearms Reporting Form.
  • Use de-escalation techniques to prevent behavioral restraint or seclusion when possible; apply restraint or seclusion when appropriate; continuously monitor patient safety or delegate monitoring; ensure physician assessment within one hour of application and at least every eight hours thereafter; obtain physician orders; notify the manager of restraint incidents; contact significant others as permitted; and conduct post-incident debriefing with the patient when appropriate.
  • Identify patients who meet Core Measure criteria, complete Core Measure documentation, and 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, nursing committees and councils, hospital teams, unit-based projects, research, and published peer-reviewed articles.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Specialty certification.

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