Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry - Full Time 12 Hour Night Shift (Union)

About the role

The Registered Nurse supports the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the patient care team in providing for the safety, recovery and comfort of patients by implementing the nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnosis, developing the plan of care and the education plan; implementation of interventions, evaluation of interventions and revision of plan as needed); and provides education and advocacy.

Practices in compliance with regulatory requirements including CMS Conditions of Participation, Title 22, CDPH regulations, DNV-GL/NIAHO standards, etc.

The Registered Nurse supports department manager and director in quality improvement and growth of unit services; leadership in collaboration with co-workers and other departments; management of efficient services with meaningful and valuable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Patient care within the scope of practice
• Patient acuity based on patient classification decision-making method
• Assists charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift
• Contributes to overall unit planning and improvement
• Precepting and competency validating new hires and to new procedures
• Teaching nursing students
• Delegating as indicated to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs
• Communicating expectations to assigned staff (interventions; report back; etc.)
• Improvement opportunities; information through chain of command; unusual events; Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Graduation from Registered Nurse Program BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred)
• Minimum Experience/Knowledge: 1 year clinical experience in an acute care setting preferred. If applicable - experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred. For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses 1 year Nursing experience in an acute care setting such as the ICU, stepdown, or ER preferred. 1 year+ IR, EP, or Cardiac Cath Lab experience preferred. For 6th Floor Med/Surg Employees Two years’ experience with Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing preferred.

Qualifications

• Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred.

Skills

• Decision-making Authority
• Planning
• Directing
• Coordinating
• Communicating

Benefits

Join this world-class team providing highly-specialized care, up-to-the-minute research and innovative clinical trials.

Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $47.58 to $76.68.

Schedule

When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.