Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med​/Surg Telemetry - Shift

Registered Nurse - 6th Floor Med/Surg Telemetry

Full Time 12 Hour Day Shift.

As an integral member of the patient care team, 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 providing 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.

• Provide patient care within the scope of practice.
• Make decisions for patient acuity based on patient classification decision-making method.
• Practice to the full extent of legal scope, make judgments and decisions about patient care and act on assessments.
• Provide a healing environment, prevent harm, educate patients and report abnormal findings.
• Assist charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift; contribute to unit planning and improvement.
• Precept and validate competency of new hires and new procedures; teach nursing students.
• Delegate tasks to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs; coordinate assigned team; communicate expectations to staff; report interventions and improvement opportunities; handle other duties as assigned.

• Planning:
  Assist charge nurse with planning delivery of patient care for the shift; contribute to unit planning and improvement.
• Directing:
  Precept and validate competency of new hires and new procedures; teach nursing students.
• Delegating:
  Delegate tasks to other RNs, LVNs, CNAs.
• Coordinating:
  Assign team; communicate expectations to staff.
• Improvement opportunities:
  Information through chain of command; handle unusual events.

• Graduation from Registered Nurse Program.
• BSN desired (if not upon hire, will obtain within 5 years preferred).
• Preferred 1 year clinical experience in acute care; experience in treating ortho and stroke patient population preferred.
• For Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses: 1 year acute care experience; 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; certification in Medical‑Surgical, Orthopedic or other specialty preferred.

• California Registered Nurse License.
• Certification in clinical specialty or management desired.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP as specified per unit (Surgery, ED, ICU, etc.).

Hourly rate range for this position is $46 to $75. Salary and benefits are determined based on scope, responsibilities, experience and institutional factors.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Background screening policy applies.