RN Transition Fellow Emergency Services

CommonSpirit Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Northridge Hospital Medical Center seeks an RN Transition Fellow to provide professional nursing care across all ages, coordinating care teams and implementing comprehensive patient care plans. You will perform assessments, administer medications, document care, and educate patients and families while upholding nursing standards and hospital policies.

The role requires CA RN licensure, BLS/ACLS, PALS, and completion of TNCC, CPI, ENPC within specified timelines; LA City Fire Care within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Associates of Science Nursing and 0-12 months of RN experience, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire.
• AHA Basic Life Support /Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• TNCC required within 6 months of hire
• Crisis Prevention (CPI) training within 6 months of hire
• ENPC required within 6 months of hire. Eight additional hours of pediatric specific education required annually.
• LA City Fire Care required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients of all ages, adhering to physician orders, hospital policy and nursing standards.
• Direct and coordinate care team members to ensure individualized quality patient care.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to implement comprehensive patient care plans across diverse populations.
• Assist with assessment, medication administration, documentation and patient education.
• Demonstrate initiative to learn and apply new knowledge with strong nursing judgment and communication.

Skills

BLS/ACLS/PALS

TNCC within 6 months

CPI training within 6 months

ENPC within 6 months

LA City Fire Care within 90 days

Education

Associate of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Transition Fellow, you will provide professional nursing care to patients of all ages, adhering to individual needs, physician orders, Hospital policy, and nursing standards. You will also assume responsibility for directing and coordinating care team members, focusing on individualized quality patient care consistent with organizational values.

Every day, you will collaborate with the healthcare team to implement comprehensive patient care plans and participate in direct patient care activities, including assessment, medication administration, documentation, and patient education across diverse patient populations.

To be successful in this vital role, you will demonstrate an eagerness to learn and apply new knowledge, showing initiative in developing increasing skills and confidence. You will exhibit strong foundational nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and excellent communication skills.

• Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment and Improvement Program, legal, safety, environmental, infection control standards, Nurse Practices Act and Patient's Bill of Rights.
• Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the care of patients.
• Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members, physicians, patients, patient family members, and the public as appropriate, while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.
• Demonstrates effective nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing process.
• Provides guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.
• Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.

This position is represented by SEIU L121 and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Of Science Nursing and 0-12 months of professiond.al nursing (RN) experience, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
• AHA Basic Life Support /Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• AHA Pediatic Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• TNCC required within 6 months of hire
• Crisis Prevention (CPI) training within 6 months of hire
• ENPC required within 6 months of hire. Eight additional hours of pediatric specific education required annually.
• LA City Fire Care required within 90 days of hire.

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care and women’s health. It is the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley.

Additionally, Northridge Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

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