Registered Nurse - Surgical Stepdown/Transplant - 6NE - 12-Hour Nights

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employee Referral Bonus

Résumé du poste

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles is seeking a Registered Nurse for 6NE, a 24-bed cardiovascular surgical stepdown unit, delivering high-quality care to stable cardiac patients. You will perform nursing assessments, administer meds, educate patients, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safety and continuous improvement.

Requirements include CA RN license, ACLS, BSN or higher preferred, and 1+ year of acute RN experience; RN III requires 3+ years.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN or higher preferred.
• Current California State RN License required.
• ACLS certification expiration date must be 60 days or more from hire date.
• For RN III: Specialty Certification may be obtained within one year of hire.

Responsabilités

• Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner.
• Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
• Administer medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
• Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and initiation of peripheral venous access.
• Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and physical condition to determine normal vs abnormal and initiate emergencies when indicated.
• Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations; report and refer per procedures while caring for diverse patient populations.
• Identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow instructions and give consent while addressing safety concerns with respect to age and development.
• Demonstrate the knowledge to identify and make special adjustments for diverse cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs.

Formation

BSN or higher

California State RN License

ACLS Certification

RN III Specialty Certification

Description du poste

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. 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 passion, integrity and dedication pulses through Cedars‑Sinai, and it’s one of the many reasons we’ve earned a six‑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 on 6NE, a 24‑bed cardiovascular surgical stepdown unit, are dedicated to caring for stable cardiac surgical patients requiring close monitoring of their heart rhythm. We use a multidisciplinary approach and are comprehensive in the care. The nurses attend multidisciplinary team rounds, caring for all solid organ transplant patients including thoracic surgery patients, post VATS or lung volume reduction and vascular and post cardiac surgery patients.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) on 6NE, 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 is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our website for details: https://careers.cshs.org/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 Life Support certification (expiration date needs to be 60 days or more from the hire date).
• For RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (3 years or more recent acute RN experience for Registered Nurse III)
• 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.