Registered Nurse, Per Diem

About the role

Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley (PPPSGV) is a leading provider of reproductive health care, health education, and advocacy. We serve a diverse population of 1.4 million people across 24 communities in the Greater Los Angeles area. Our mission is to ensure that all individuals have access to high-quality, confidential, and non-judgmental reproductive health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing and medical care to patients seeking reproductive healthcare
• Travel primarily between the Pasadena and Baldwin Park health centers, with occasional travel to Alhambra, Glendora, and Highland Park health centers
• Review client's medical history and screen out those with contraindications to medication or procedural abortion
• Perform gestational dating ultrasounds (both abdominal and transvaginal)
• Screen clients for contraindications to nitrous oxide and conscious sedation, including physical exams as needed
• Obtain IV access and administer conscious sedation, supporting and monitoring patients throughout procedural abortion
• Maintain IV access and monitor post-abortion clients recovering from IV sedation and those undergoing cervical ripening prior to a procedural abortion
• Counsel clients regarding medication abortion, in collaboration with the Advanced Practice Clinician
• Provide clients with contraception and/or other medications according to standardized protocols
• Educate clients in a non-judgmental, trauma-informed manner, supporting their autonomy
• Document all client interactions accurately in the medical record
• Perform venipuncture and give injections
• Conduct moderate complexity lab tests (pregnancy tests, HIV rapid tests, hemoglobin, urinalysis)
• Check emergency equipment (oxygen, emergency kit, ambu bag, defibrillator, anesthesia cart, gomco suction unit)
• Provide clients with discharge instructions, contraception, and annual health screenings
• Identify and assist in resolving issues related to staffing and equipment needs
• Continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge
• Demonstrate clear knowledge and accountability of quality regulations and standards
• Proactively communicate identified risks to supervisor to minimize risk when possible
• Be proactive in team development and problem-solving
• Support risk and quality management by proactively communicating identified risks to supervisor or appropriate agency
• Comply with PPPSGV's Code of Conduct and maintain the highest level of professional and ethical standards

Requirements

• R.N. with current California license and current BLS certification
• One year of experience in reproductive or women’s healthcare preferred
• Excellent customer service skills and commitment to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction
• Meet established Agency quality and productivity metrics including visits per hour and RVU’s per hour
• Communicate effectively with patients of all backgrounds
• Work in a team, as well as independently
• Work flexible hours, including evenings and Saturdays
• Chart using electronic medical records
• Physically assist in transferring patients
• Multi-task and adapt to change including advances in technology
• Commitment to and support for the mission and goals of Planned Parenthood, including but not limited to, increasing access to abortion and decreasing abortion stigma
• Commitment to quality healthcare
• Commitment to and support for the mission and goals of Planned Parenthood, including but not limited to, increasing access to abortion and decreasing abortion stigma
• Commitment to personal and/or organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work, including the proficiency and/or strong willingness to use non-binary pronouns

Qualifications

• Education: R.N. with current California license and current BLS certification

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of reproductive health care and procedures
• Proficiency in electronic medical records systems
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

Benefits

• 401k Matching Program
• Premium CALM account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Sick Leave
• Bereavement Leave and Leave of Absence benefits

Pay

$47 - $54 an hour

Schedule

Per Diem schedule