RN Stroke Nurse

Job Summary

As an Emergency Room Nurse at Glendale Hospital Medical Center, part of Common Spirit Health, you'll provide critical care and support to those facing health emergencies. Join our Level II Trauma Center team, serving both adults and children, and be a part of the only Pediatric Trauma Center in the San Fernando Valley. Every day is different, offering a dynamic and rewarding career where you can truly make a difference.

As part of Common Spirit Health, we offer a supportive and values-driven work environment where you can grow both personally and professionally.

• Triage & Treat:
  Rapidly assess patients using emergency protocols to determine the appropriate course of action (intake, discharge, or admission).
• Stabilize & Adapt:
  Deliver critical stabilizing care to patients of all ages, adjusting treatment plans based on changing conditions and collaborating with the ER team.
• Coordinate & Evaluate:
  Apply your clinical expertise to coordinate patient care, regularly planning and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment.
• Collaborate & Communicate:
  Build strong, professional relationships with staff, physicians, patients, and families, ensuring open communication and patient confidentiality.
• Advocate & Educate:
  Provide culturally sensitive care, respecting individual beliefs and customs, and educate patients and families on their care plan.
• Lead & Mentor:
  Provide guidance and leadership to the interdisciplinary team, supervising nursing interventions and acting as a resource for new staff and students.
• Document & Improve:
  Accurately document patient care and participate in initiatives to improve patient outcomes and the overall patient experience.
• Adhere & Comply:
  Follow all established hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and standards, ensuring a safe and compliant environment.
• Administer & Monitor:
  Administer medications as directed, carefully assessing and documenting patient responses and initiating appropriate interventions.
• Round & Respond:
  Conduct hourly rounds to address patient needs, focusing on pain management, skin integrity, and elimination.

• 1-3 years Minimum 2 years acute care experience as an RN in ICU or ER units., upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

• Critical care, cath lab, neurology experience., upon hire and
• Experience in Patient Care Coordination, upon hire

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. One Community. One Mission. One California

$82.78 - $82.78 /hour