Registered Nurse
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.
- Education: Two years’ experience with Orthopedic and Medical-Surgical nursing preferred.
- Certification in Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred.
Qualifications
- Required Required License/Certification: California Registered Nurse License
- Surgery: BLS, ACLS
- PACU/SDS/ GI Lab: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Cath Lab: BLS, ACLS
- ED: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire), NIHSS (within 30 days of hire), NRP (within 6 months of hire), ENPC (within 12 months of hire)
- Geropsych: BLS, AB508 (within 30 days of hire)
- ICU/5S, 4th Telemetry, 6th Med Surg and Float Pool: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (within 30 days of hire)
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP must be AHA certified.
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.