RN (ED) - Loan Forgiveness - Part Time, Nights (Norwalk)

Los Angeles Community Hospital; Norwalk (CA); Presencial; USD 71.000 - 97.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Los Angeles Community Hospital is seeking an Emergency Department Registered Nurse to provide timely and expert care for acutely ill or complex patients. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, monitor patients, and advocate for patient needs across the continuum of care.

Ideal candidates hold CA RN licensure, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications, with at least one year of ED experience or ED training specified, and must be able to work variable shifts including nights and weekends.

Formación

• Active nursing licensure in California (RN)
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a changing environment
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• One year of emergency nursing experience or completion of ED training including EMTALA and ESI-5 within six months
• De-escalation certification upon hire; SAMA certification required upon recertification

Responsabilidades

• PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE: Provides patient care and administers medications, including IV titrations and arterial lines.
• PLAN OF CARE: Develops goals and plans, assesses, documents, and communicates patient status and response to care.
• COLLABORATION: Coordinates care with physicians and multidisciplinary teams; delegates tasks as appropriate.
• COMMUNICATION: Demonstrates empathy, professionalism, and effective communication with patients and families.

Conocimientos

English communication

AHA BLS

AHA ACLS

AHA PALS

De-escalation certification

Bilingual skills

Educación

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse is specially trained to provide prompt response and treatment for any patient presenting with any life threatening, emergent, or urgent medical need. Provides monitoring and therapeutic equipment necessary to provide specialized nursing care to acute or complex patients. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. Performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other to assess, plan, intervene and advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care. Will reevaluate patient response and outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care, and readiness for discharge and revise plan or make referrals as necessary. Acts as a role model and mentor to a variety of new graduate nurses, orientees and support staff.

Required Qualifications

• Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• AHA Basic Life Support
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• One year of previous emergency nursing experience or completion of emergency department training course (to include EMTALA and ESI 5 level triage within first six months of employment as RN in the Emergency Department)
• De-escalation certification upon hire; Upon recertification, SAMA Certification required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
• SAMA Certification upon hire
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)

Physical Requirements

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Reaching with Hands and Arms - Constantly
• Climb or Balance - Frequently
• Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling - Occasionally
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Constantly
• Seeing - Constantly
• Performing repetitive motions with arms or hands - Constantly
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 10 lbs - Constantly
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs - Frequently
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs - Frequently
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling greater than 50 lbs - Frequently
• Driving - None

Essential Job Functions/Major Areas Of Responsibility

• PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE: Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient medications, including intravenous titrations, invasive and arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical conditions, taking appropriate action and documenting intervention. Appropriately responds to RRT/Code Blues/Code Whites as assigned. Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene, and advocate as necessary. Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse, assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social resources are not available. Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
• PLAN OF CARE: Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient. Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as well as response to care. Reviews patient test results, identifies critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent with the condition of the patient and correlates information into the plan of care. Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence based, within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide standards of nursing care, including core measures. Ensures Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
• COLLABORATION: Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff, focusing on efficient and effective emergency department throughput. Supervises, monitors and delegates patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance, and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications. Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
• COMMUNICATION: Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.

Core Organizational Values

ACCOUNTABILITY:

We honor our commitments and focus on "how it can be done".

• Take "ownership" of a problem to resolution
• Be responsible
• Make it happen

INNOVATION:

We embrace change and continually seek new ways to improve.

• Generate new ideas
• Offer solutions to Solve Organizational Challenges
• Maintain an Open Mind
• Embrace change

TEAMWORK:

We recognize trusting relationships are key to achieving success.

• Work together to achieve goal
• Learn and anticipate need needs of clients
• Keep facility spotless; Out of place? Pick it up!

EXCELLENCE:

We are committed to the highest quality and safety standards.

• Act and look professional at all times
• Follow up on requests even if outside your department
• Show you care, say "I'll find out"
• Do whatever it takes!

COMPASSION:

We understand and reflect the diverse communities we serve.

• Be sincere, use people's names
• Treat others as you want to be treated
• Offer to help others; "How can I help?"
• Show respect by listening as much as you speak

INTEGRITY:

We are down-to-earth, honest and approachable.

• Do the right thing, the first time
• Offer to help others; "How can I assist you?"
• Honor your word and commitments
• Actions are legal and ethical

Pay Rate: Min - $51.20 | Max - $70.40