RN (ED) Per Diem, Variable (Norwalk) 10407

Los Angeles Community Hospitals

Norwalk (CA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse at Los Angeles Community Hospitals provides prompt care for life-threatening or urgent conditions, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective treatment across the patient’s stay.

This role requires CA RN licensure, BLS/ACLS/PALS, and flexibility to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays; you will mentor new staff and support department operations.

Qualifications

Active California Registered Nurse licensure and unencumbered status.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications.
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt emergency nursing care and monitor patients.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to plan and coordinate care.
Evaluate patient response and revise plans for discharge as needed.
Mentor new graduates and support staff.

Skills

Registered Nurse

California RN licensure

AHA Basic Life Support

AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Emergency nursing experience

De-escalation certification

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

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

Indicate physical requirements for performing the essential functions of the job by double clicking and selecting 'checked' on the boxes below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and applicable, state and local law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

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".