RN – General Medical 7South (Telemetry & Insulin Drip)

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Registered Nurse for the 7South General Medical unit. You will provide comprehensive nursing care, perform medications administration, and educate patients in prevention and recovery.

The role emphasizes high accountability, teamwork, and adherence to standards of practice. The position requires a California RN license, BSN or higher preferred, and ACLS certification.

Qualifications

• Requires BSN or higher.
• Current California RN license is required.
• ACLS certification required (American Heart Association/Red Cross).
• RN III: Specialty certification preferred (within 1 year of hire).
• Minimum 3 years of recent acute RN experience; note potential for RN II with 1 year experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and document direct and indirect patient care that ensures safety, comfort, hygiene, and timely delivery of care.
• Provide patient education on disease prevention and restoration.
• Administer medications and therapies as prescribed to implement treatment plans.
• Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and initiation of peripheral IV access.
• Monitor and assess patient condition and responses to treatment; initiate emergency procedures when needed.
• Plan and implement individualized care while considering diverse patient populations and cultural backgrounds.

Skills

Acute care RN

Telemetry

Patient education

Medication administration

Education

BSN or higher

Tools

ACLS

Job description

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!

7South is our 61-bed General Medical unit, the only Medical/Surgical unit that can take an insulin drip and have telemetry capacity as well. In addition, we have 2 airborne precaution rooms. Nurses working in this fast-paced unit require excellent partnership and a commitment to excellence every single day. If it is your goal to work in an environment of high accountability striving for excellence, this is the place for you!

As a Registered Nurse on 7South, 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 preferred (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 ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.