Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab

Veterans in Healthcare; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Cath Lab to join a high-acuity environment and support the patient care team. The role focuses on delivering safe, effective care across the patient’s episode, with leadership in collaboration and education.

Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, educating patients and families, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Graduation from Registered Nurse Program.
• BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred).
• 1 year clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care within the scope of practice and plan of care.
• Educate patients and their families about condition and self-care actions.
• Lead and collaborate with the care team to ensure safe, efficient unit operations.
• Coordinate care delivery and communicate with the team effectively.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Nursing leadership

Education of patients

Communication with team

Education

RN program

BSN preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab - Full Time 10 Hour Day Shift (Union)

Glendale, Los Angeles, CA

Helpful Information for Applicants

External Applicants Internal Applicants (Current USC Employees)

As an integral member of the patient care team, the Registered Nurse supports the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team in providing for the safety, recovery and comfort of patients by implementing the nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnosis, developing the plan of care and the education plan; implementation of interventions, evaluation of interventions and revision of plan as needed); and provides education and advocacy. Practices in compliance with regulatory requirements including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, DNV-GL/NIAHO standards, etc.

The Registered Nurse supports department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services; leadership in collaboration with co-workers and other departments; management of efficient services with meaningful and valuable outcomes.

Decision-making Authority

Patient care within the scope of practice

Patient acuity based on patient classification decision-making method

RNs are expected to practice to the full extent of his/her legal scope of practice based on education, training and competency. RNs are expected to make judgments and decisions about patient care and to act on the assessments performed.

RNs are accountable for providing a healing environment for recovery and safe passage of patients through their episode of care in the hospital; for prevention of harm; for educating the patient about their condition and implementation of self-care actions; of educating about abnormal findings and when and how to report to their care-giver; for providing comfort and compassionate care

Executive Functions

Planning

Assists charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift;

Contributes to overall unit planning and improvement

Directing

Precepting and competency validating new hires and to new procedures

Teaching nursing students

Delegating

As indicated to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs

Coordinating

Assigned team

Communicating

Expectations to assigned staff (interventions; report back; etc.)

Improvement opportunities; information through chain of command; unusual events;

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Graduation from Registered Nurse Program

BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred)

Minimum Experience/Knowledge

1 year clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred.

If applicable - experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred.

For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses

• 1 year Nursing experience in an acute care setting such as the ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred.
• 1 year+ IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred.

For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees

• 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

Certification in clinical specialty or management desired

• 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.

All certifications must be active effective date of hire/transfer unless otherwise indicated.

As part of Keck Medicine of USC, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is the only community hospital in the Foothills area of Los Angeles backed by an academic medical center. With its 40-year legacy of personalized care from expert physicians, experienced nurses and a dedicated staff the community has come to know and trust, USC–VHH brings patients the latest medical advancements and 24/7 emergency services. Join this world-class team providing highly-specialized care, up-to-the-minute research and innovative clinical trials.