Registered Nurse - Los Angeles, United States - CEDARS-SINAI

CEDARS-SINAI

Verified Company

Los Angeles, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Make a difference every single day

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters.

Progressive care nursing requires more than just exceptional technical skill.

Our nurses give their compassion, their ambition, and everything they have to provide patients with the highest level of care.

This culture of integrity, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's one of the many reasons we've earned a five-time Magnet designation.

So if you'd like to be a part of one of the most talented teams in healthcare, we invite you to join us at Cedars-Sinai Come discover for yourself why U.S.

News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals

Nurses in 6NW, our 32 Bed dynamic progressive care Surgical Stepdown unit, are dedicated professional nurses trained to care for post lung, liver, kidney transplant patients or those patients who have undergone other surgical procedures.

The nurses attend multidisciplinary team rounds, caring for all solid organ transplant patients.
- provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
- provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
- provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
- perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
- observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
- plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
- identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.
- demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations' needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs.

Qualifications:

Educational Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

Current California State RN License required
American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)

Experience:

Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty

Note:
(minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II)

Working knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice.
Demonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.

Req ID : 2796

Working Title :
Registered Nurse - Surgical Stepdown/Transplant - 6NW - 12-Hour Nights - $5,000 Hiring Incentive

Department :
Step Down Care

Business Entity :
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category :
Nursing

Job Specialty :
Nursing

Overtime Status :

NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift :
Night

Shift Duration : 12 hour

Base Pay :
$ $78.46