RN - Med Surg Acute - Placentia - FT Nights

UCI Health; Placentia (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UCI Health in Orange County seeks a registered nurse to provide professional and technical care in a demanding clinical setting. You will perform the nursing process, ensuring safety and comfort while collaborating with families and the health team. English proficiency is required.

Ideal candidates hold a BSN or higher, and a CA RN license with BLS and ACLS, plus mandatory hospital education and compliance adherence. Join a leading academic health system dedicated to patient care and education.

Qualifications

• BSN or higher nursing degree required.
• Current California RN license, BLS, and ACLS required.
• Hospital mandatory education: Orientation, Environment of Care, OSHA, Infection Control, Abuse/Neglect and Ethics.
• TB screening, licensure renewal, BLS, ACLS required.
• Must demonstrate professional nursing behavior with patients, families and co-workers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and technical nursing care to patients.
• Perform the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Maintain patient safety, comfort and personal hygiene.
• Demonstrate knowledge of dysrhythmias and interventions.
• Collaborate with care team and communicate effectively.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Communication skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

BSN or higher in Nursing

CA RN License

BLS

ACLS

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary

This position provides professional and technical skills to ensure safety, comfort, personal hygiene and the protection of patients in the provision of patient care. This position performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care for patients. Knowledge of dysrhythmias and appropriate interventions. Nurses will demonstrate professional nursing behavior with patients, families, and co-workers. Must speak, read, and write English.

What It Takes to be Successful

• BSN or higher in Nursing for all external candidates.
• Current CA Registered Nurse License, BLS, and ACLS.
• Hospital Mandatory Education Requirements: Orientation, Environment of Care, OSHA, Infection Control, Abuse/Neglect, and Ethics.
• Tuberculosis Screening, Licensure renewal, BLS, ACLS.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 months acute care nursing experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions Of Employment

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment
• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [e-mail] or at [phone], Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization.