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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse - 7 W ICU

Part-TimePosted on 10/21/2026
$45.76 - $98.80/hr
Mid
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 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.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently, are required.
  • Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions, and 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, are required.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision is required.
  • A California Board of Registered Nursing registered nurse license is required.
  • Basic Life Support certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association is required.
  • Los Angeles City Fire Life Safety Training is required; if the card is not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days and maintained through renewal before expiration. This requirement applies within Los Angeles City only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association is required.
Responsibilities
  • 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 upon patient admission, each shift, and changes in condition; complete patient acuity assessments by 0200/1400 daily.
  • Interpret assessment information and formulate nursing diagnoses.
  • Develop individualized plans of care, document expected or projected patient outcomes, and review, revise, and update plans daily based on evaluation and interpretation of patient outcomes.
  • Administer medication and intravenous therapy appropriately at prescribed intervals, and complete patient care procedures correctly according to policy and schedule.
  • Delegate tasks based on 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 required physician assessments, ensure patient monitoring, and complete the restraint audit form each shift.
  • Complete and accurately maintain documentation on 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, fall risk assessments and reassessments, medication administration records, equipment and supplies records, transfer forms, and belongings tracking forms. 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 and unit orientation and the plan of care; identify knowledge deficits related to diagnoses and care; and use and provide Micromedex information to patients and families.
  • Collaborate with case managers and/or physicians 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 systems; and heating pads or pumps.
  • Communicate effectively with the healthcare team, patients, and families through shift reports, physician and multidisciplinary rounds, patient and family interactions, handoffs, facility email, and communication with students and new or contract employees.
  • Manage time effectively, organize and prioritize responsibilities, take meal breaks without incurring overtime, and complete shifts on time.
  • Observe regulatory agency requirements, including National Patient Safety Goals, patient identifiers, approved abbreviations, the Universal Protocol and procedural time-outs, handoffs, medication reconciliation, clinical alarms, hazardous-waste and biohazard management, medication and sharps safety, HIPAA and OSHA requirements, continuous Joint Commission survey readiness, critical-value write-down/read-back/follow-up, and proper telephone-order documentation and logging.
  • 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, applying relevant isolation, respiratory, nutrition, medication, safety, and skin-care practices.
  • Manage complex critically ill intensive-care patients, including neurosurgery, thoracic foregut, gastric bypass, orthopedic, liver, kidney, pancreas, hepatobiliary, open-heart, heart-transplant, and lung-transplant patients; manage advanced modalities including hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy, continuous veno-venous hemodialysis, ventriculostomy, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventricular assist devices, and balloon pumps.
  • Manage high-acuity stepdown and telemetry patients requiring specialized monitoring and care, including patients after open-heart surgery, heart or lung transplants, liver or kidney transplants, orthopedic and hepatobiliary procedures, general surgeries, thoracic foregut 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; inform patients of treatment plans; complete treatment records; perform pretreatment safety checks and machine maintenance; check charts for dialysis orders before arriving 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.
  • Engage psychiatric patients in therapeutic interactions and maintain a therapeutic milieu; assess and monitor patient safety, including contraband checks at admission, shift changes, and as needed; initiate and participate in treatment planning; monitor unit doors; log visitors and assess for contraband; verify patients’ legal status each shift and communicate with the Department of Mental Health and other agencies as required; administer psychotropic medications only with proper consent and documentation; and submit the Firearms Reporting Form.
  • Use de-escalation techniques to prevent behavioral restraint or seclusion where possible; apply restraint or seclusion when appropriate; continuously monitor patient safety or delegate monitoring appropriately; ensure physician assessment within one hour of application and at least every eight hours thereafter; obtain physician orders according to policy; notify the manager of behavioral restraint incidents; contact significant others as permitted; and complete a debriefing with the patient when appropriate.
  • Accurately 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 or councils, hospital teams, unit-based projects, research, and published peer-reviewed articles.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Specialty certification is preferred.

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