Registered Nurse - 6S Advanced Heart Failure- 12hr Days

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Beverly Hills (CA); In loco; USD 95.000 - 135.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Employee referral bonus

Descrizione del lavoro

Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Hills, CA is seeking a Registered Nurse for the 6 South Advanced Heart Failure Unit. The unit cares for adults with congestive heart failure, post-transplant patients, and telemetry cases requiring close monitoring.

As an RN you will apply the nursing process, deliver direct and indirect patient care, administer medications, educate patients, and document care accurately while coordinating with interdisciplinary staff to ensure safety and high-quality outcomes.

Competenze

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN or higher preferred.
• Current California State RN License required.
• ACLS certification required; RN III may require specialty certification within one year of hire.
• Minimum 3 years of recent acute RN experience in a specialty.

Mansioni

• Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care to ensure safety, comfort, hygiene and protection.
• Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
• Administer medications and therapeutic agents as prescribed.
• Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and initiation of vascular access.
• Observe and assess signs of illness and responses to treatments; initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
• Plan and implement individualized care, coordinating with the care team and considering diverse patient needs.

Conoscenze

Direct patient care

Medication administration

Vital signs monitoring

Patient education

Formazione

BSN preferred

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Descrizione del lavoro

Job 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. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence! From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the‑art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!

6 South – is a 54 – bed progressive care Advanced Heart Failure Unit that is primarily composed of adult patients with Congestive Heart Failure and pulmonary edema requiring continuous cardiopulmonary monitoring, heart transplant or mechanical circulatory support evaluation, post-heart transplant care with non-surgical issues, and may undergo cardiac catheterization procedures, which will require 1:3 nursing care. In addition, we also care for some medical telemetry patients requiring 1:4 nursing care.

As a Registered Nurse on Advanced Heart Failure, you are responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population. You will also

• 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.

This position may be eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our website for details: https://jobs.cedars-sinai.edu/employee-referrals

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.
• For RN III: 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 an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.