ICU Registered Nurse – Critical Care Leader

Veterans in Healthcare; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Keck Medicine of USC seeks a Registered Nurse to support the patient care team in a fast-paced acute care setting. The role involves implementing the nursing process across assessment, diagnosis, planning, and education to ensure safe and effective patient care in collaboration with the care team.

The position requires 1 year of acute care experience (ICU/ER/stepdown) and relevant certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS). Experience in Cardiac Cath Lab and NIHSS is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1 year nursing experience in an acute care setting such as ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred.
• 1 year+ IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.
• Two years’ experience with Orthopedic and Medical‑Surgical nursing preferred.
• Certification in Medical‑Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred.
• Required License/Certification: California Registered Nurse License
• Surgery: BLS, ACLS
• PACU/SDS/ GI Lab: BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Cath Lab: BLS, ACLS
• ED: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire), NIHSS (within 30 days of hire), NRP (within 6 months of hire), ENPC (within 12 months of hire)
• Geropsych: BLS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire)
• ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (within 30 days of hire) BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA certified.

Responsibilities

• Lead the patient care team in providing safe, effective nursing care.
• Plan and deliver shift-based nursing care in coordination with the charge nurse and unit leadership.
• Precept and validate competency of new hires and procedures.
• Teach nursing students and coordinate interdepartmental communication.
• Direct and delegate tasks to RNs, LVNs, CNAs as appropriate.
• Identify improvement opportunities and communicate them through the chain of command.

Skills

Acute care nursing experience

Cardiac Cath Lab experience

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

NIHSS training

Education

California RN license

Job description

Keck Medicine of USC seeks a Registered Nurse to support the patient care team in a fast-paced acute care setting. The role involves implementing the nursing process across assessment, diagnosis, planning, and education to ensure safe and effective patient care in collaboration with the care team.

The position requires 1 year of acute care experience (ICU/ER/stepdown) and relevant certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS). Experience in Cardiac Cath Lab and NIHSS is preferred.