RN - Step Down - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (Culver City)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: San Gabriel
Posted on: April 15, 2024
Job Description:
The Registered Nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams
to develop and implement a plan of care for a specific group of
assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines, physicians, and support staff. Performs professional
nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor and
age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant
other to assess, plan, intervene and advocate for the patient on an
ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care. Will reevaluate
patient response and outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care, and
readiness for discharge and revise plan or make referrals as
necessary. Acts as a role model and mentor to a variety of new
graduate nurses, orientees and support staff. Southern California
Hospital at Culver City has been taking care of generations of
Culver City and west LA residents. We are a full-service, acute
care hospital with a 24/7 emergency department and nationally
recognized patient safety. Now at 420 beds, SCH-CC is a general
acute care hospital that utilizes many of the latest medical
treatments and technologies. The hospital offers a wide range of
inpatient and outpatient acute care services, including an
orthopedic center, cardiovascular services, acute rehabilitation,
sub-acute care, psychiatric care and chemical dependency programs.
Additionally, SCH-CC operates a 24-hour emergency services center,
which serves as a paramedic receiving station and is staffed by
board-certified emergency physicians and nurse specialists. Union
Pay Info:
- Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient
medications, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age
appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of
nursing practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical
conditions, taking appropriate action and documenting intervention.
Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene,
and advocate as necessary. Intervenes appropriately in instances of
abuse, assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social
resources are not available. Makes appropriate referrals to resolve
patient issues effectively.
- Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment
plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating
patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other
interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments
and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as
well as response to care. Reviews patient test results, identifies
critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent
with the condition of the patient and correlates information into
the plan of care. Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence
based, within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide
standards of nursing care, including core measures. Ensures
Infection Control procedures and HIPPA compliance.
- Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the
healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates
patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care
team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe
and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and
articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance,
and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications.
Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge
plans.
- Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses
compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates
care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious,
gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors,
taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful
actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the
patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.Required
Qualifications:
- Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered
Nurse in the State of California
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
- AHA Basic Life Support
- Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in
English
- Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights,
weekends, and holidays
- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly
changing environment
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees
only)Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an Acute Care
setting
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and
families
- Certification in specialty area of Practice
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Whittier , RN - Step Down - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (Culver City), Healthcare , San Gabriel, California
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