RN Float Pool - Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Nights (Culver City) 11399
Southern California HospitalsAbout the role
Position Summary
The RN, Float Pool provides nursing care to acute or complex, critically ill patients in all clinical units of the hospital. 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.
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
- AHA Advanced Cardiac 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
- Six (6) years previous critical care nursing experience
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Hollywood only)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Certification
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
Physical Requirements
These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and applicable state and local law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Standing - Constantly
- Walking - Constantly
- Sitting - Occasionally
- Reaching with Hands and Arms - Constantly
- Climb or Balance - Frequently
- Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling - Occasionally
- Talking - Frequently
- Hearing - Constantly
- Seeing - Constantly
- Performing repetitive motions with arms or hands - Constantly
- Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 10 lbs - Constantly
- Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs - Frequently
- Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs - Frequently
- Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling greater than 50 lbs - Frequently
- Driving - None
Essential Job Functions
The essential functions below are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position, nor does it restrict the duties which may be assigned to this position if such duties reasonably relate to the position.
- PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PRACTICE: Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient medications, including intravenous titrations, invasive and arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management, 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. Appropriately responds to RRT/Code Blues/Code Whites as assigned. 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.
- PLAN OF CARE: 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 interv
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