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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Full-Time
$47.58 - $76.68/hr
Mid
Bachelor's
Glendale, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduation from a Registered Nurse program is required.
  • A California Registered Nurse license is required.
  • 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, 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 certifications must be issued by the American Heart Association.
  • 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, development of the plan of care and education plan, implementation and evaluation of interventions, and revision of the plan as needed.
  • Provide patient education and advocacy, including education about the patient's condition, self-care actions, abnormal findings, and when and how to report concerns to the caregiver.
  • Practice in compliance with 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 provide leadership and manage efficient services with meaningful outcomes.
  • Make patient-care decisions within the scope of practice and determine patient acuity using the patient classification decision-making method.
  • Make judgments and decisions about patient care based on assessments and act on those assessments within the legal scope of practice, education, training, and competency.
  • Provide a healing environment that supports recovery and safe passage through the hospital episode of care, prevents harm, and delivers comfort and compassionate care.
  • Assist the charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift and contribute to overall unit planning and improvement.
  • Precept new hires and validate competency for new hires and new procedures.
  • Teach nursing students.
  • Delegate tasks, as indicated, to other registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and certified nursing assistants.
  • Coordinate the assigned team.
  • Communicate expectations to assigned staff, including interventions and reporting back, and communicate improvement opportunities, information through the chain of command, and unusual events.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is desired; if not held upon hire, obtaining it within five years is preferred.
  • One year of clinical experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
  • Experience treating orthopedic and stroke patient populations is preferred, if applicable.
  • For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses, one year of nursing experience in an acute care setting such as ICU, stepdown, or ER is preferred.
  • For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses, one or more years of interventional radiology, electrophysiology, or cardiac catheterization laboratory 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.
  • Certification in a clinical specialty or management is desired.

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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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