RN Per Diem - Endoscopy Medical Procedure Units

UCLA Outpatient Clinics; Thousand Oaks, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Thousand Oaks is seeking an experienced RN II to deliver compassionate, patient‑centered care to a defined group of patients, using the nursing process and collaborating with the care team.

You must be willing to travel to other UCLA facilities to provide coverage, assist physicians in endoscopy and GI lab procedures, administer medications, monitor vital signs, and educate patients and families.

Qualifications

• Active RN license required.
• Experience with endoscopy or GI procedures is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to other UCLA facilities for coverage.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians during endoscopy and GI lab procedures.
• Administer medications and monitor vital signs.
• Educate patients and families about procedures and care.
• Serve as liaison between physicians, patients, schedulers, and staff.
• Provide timely patient status reports to physicians and nurse supervisor.

Skills

Nursing

Vital signs monitoring

Patient education

Procedural assistance

Team communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Description

There’s nothing more exciting and rewarding than being able to make a significant, positive difference in someone’s life. At UCLA Health, you’ll experience this joy every day while also enjoying the positive, supportive, and collaborative environment that makes ours one of the most loved workplaces. Join us and find out.

The RN II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the nursing process and other input from healthcare team members. You must be a ble to travel another UCLA facility to assist with coverage when needed. In this role you will also be responsible for p erforming clinical nursing duties that includes but not limited to assisting physicians in performing procedures in endoscopy area, GI lab, administering medications and, monitoring vital signs and medications, and provide health education, procedure instruction/information to patients and families.

As the RN II you will be responsible for the all-around healthcare needs of patients who are under the care management of the faculty members on an as needed basis. You will also act as liaison between the MDs, the patients (including the family and staff members), schedulers, clinic staff and UCLA and non-UCLA physicians involved with the patients' healthcare. And you will provide up-to-date patient status reporting to the physicians and nurse supervisor by presenting laboratory or procedural results either in written or verbal form as well as conveying information from patients.

Salary Range: $96.74 hourly