RN (Telemetry) - Part Time, Nights (Culver City)

Southern-California-Hospital; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Job summary

Southern-California-Hospital Telemetry Registered Nurse position focused on delivering specialized medical and surgical nursing care for patients with heart disease, heart failure, or dysrhythmia. The role emphasizes monitoring and management of IV therapies, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuous, high-quality patient care across the continuum.

The ideal candidate will hold an active California RN license, BLS and ACLS certifications, and demonstrate strong

Qualifications

• Active California RN license
• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• Current BLS certification (AHA)
• Current ACLS certification (AHA)
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
• Telemetry/critical care experience or completion of a basic cardiac rhythm training

Responsibilities

• PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE: Provides patient care, monitors cardiac rhythms, and manages medications and treatments in a safe, age-appropriate manner.
• PLAN OF CARE: Develops goals and plans of care, assesses patient condition, and communicates findings to the care team.
• COLLABORATION: Works with physicians and health-care team to coordinate care and provide education and resources.
• COMMUNICATION: Demonstrates empathy and clear communication with patients and families.

Skills

RN California license

Telemetry/CCU experience

AHA BLS

AHA ACLS

English communication

Flexible shifts

Education

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing

Job description

Position Summary

The Telemetry Registered Nurse is specially trained in the detection of cardiac dysrhythmias, monitoring, and therapeutic equipment to provide specialized medical and/or surgical nursing care to patients with significant heart disease, heart failure or dysrhythmia. Manages and monitors fixed rate intravenous drips. 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
• AHA Advanced Cardiac 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
• One year previous telemetry or critical care nursing experience OR completion of a basic cardiac dysrhythmia training course
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an Acute Care setting
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
• Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN)

Physical Requirements

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. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of 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

The essential functions below are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position, nor does it restrict the duties which may be assigned to this position if such duties reasonably relate to the position.

• PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE: Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient medications, cardiac monitoring, 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. 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 HIPPA compliance.
• COLLABORATION: Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff. 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.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 401(k) Retirement Plan and Health Savings Account (HSA). Benefits are available to eligible employees and may vary based on employment status

Base Pay Rate: Min - $47.38 l Max - $70.80

12HR Pay Rate: Min - $55.28 | Max - $82.60

Note: These rates are referred to as 12-hour rates; the rate is calculated by averaging 8-hours at the base rate of pay, and 4-hours of overtime. These 12-hour rates will not show up on your paystub as base rates