Transport RN-West Valley

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health seeks a Transport RN responsible for moving patients by wheelchair, bed, or gurney and assisting with transfers and repositioning across departments including ED and inpatient units. The role emphasizes transporting monitored patients, supporting emergency response, and applying nursing process within ANA standards to ensure safety and advocacy.

Requirements include a CA RN license, at least 2 years ICU experience, BLS and ACLS certification, and

Qualifications

• CA RN License
• 2 years minimum ICU experience
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
• National Certification preferred
• Strong sense of integrity and work ethic
• Strong initiative, works well independently, strong collaboration, and strong strategic thinking
• Role-models leadership behaviors
• Excellent critical thinking, time management, organizational and communication skills
• Conducts peer to peer accountability, ensuring organizational standards are held by colleagues
• Conducts crucial conversations in a professional and sensitive manner
• Consistently follows through with requests from staff or unit leadership
• Consistently practices to the organizational standards and expectations
• Consistently practices to the Professional Practice Model- incorporating CICARE, Relationship Based Care, and the Maria O'Rouke Practice Model into every interaction

Responsibilities

• Positioning, transferring and transporting patients to and from various departments or locations by wheelchair, bed, or gurney
• Lifting, turning and repositioning patients requiring moderate to total assistance
• Focus on transporting monitored patients throughout the facility
• Assist with emergency response and support inpatient and ED units
• Apply nursing process in accordance with professional standards

Skills

ICU experience

RN License

Strong communication

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Patient advocacy

Education

CA RN License

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

Description

In this exciting role the functions of the Transport RN will include positioning, transferring and transporting patients to and from various departments or locations by wheelchair, bed, or gurney and lifting, turning, transferring and repositioning patients requiring moderate to total assistance. The clinical nurse is a professional Registered Nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients using the nursing process in accordance with the standards of professional nursing practice. The clinical nurse performs in the professional role as described by the American Nurses Association (ANA), engaging in activities related to ethics, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality improvement, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, environmental health, and patient advocacy as appropriate to clinical nursing practice. This role will be focused on transporting monitored patients throughout the facility, assisting with emergency response, and supporting inpatient and ED units.

Salary range: $65.76-$97.76/Hourly

Qualifications

• CA RN License
• 2 years minimum ICU experience
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
• National Certification preferred
• Strong sense of integrity and work ethic
• Strong initiative, works well independently, strong collaboration, and strong strategic thinking
• Role-models leadership behaviors
• Excellent critical thinking, time management, organizational and communication skills
• Conducts peer to peer accountability, ensuring organizational standards are held by colleagues
• Conducts crucial conversations in a professional and sensitive manner
• Consistently follows through with requests from staff or unit leadership
• Consistently practices to the organizational standards and expectations
• Consistently practices to the Professional Practice Model- incorporating CICARE, Relationship Based Care, and the Maria O'Rouke Practice Model into every interaction