Registered Nurse 8N Surgical NeurologySpine Los Angeles, CA
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Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Make a difference every single day
When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others every effort every detail and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai and its just one of the many reasons weve achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence! From working with a team of world-class healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities youll have everything you need to do something incrediblefor yourself and for others. Join us and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of Americas Best Hospitals!
8North is a 48-bed unit specialized in the care and treatment of adult patients with neuro and spine medical and surgical conditions. The unit primarily serves patients requiring or recovering from various neurosurgical and spine procedures including the following:
Neuro: head trauma subdural hematoma management cerebrospinal leak management hydrocephalus VP shunt procedures brain tumor surgeries and seizure management. The unit also provides neuro-stepdown care for patients post-craniotomies transsphenoidal surgeries and those necessitating lumbar drain placement.
Spine: lumbar discectomy spinal fusion spine foraminotomy multilevel stenosis/laminectomy decompression procedures disc replacement surgeries as well as stabilization and instrumentation interventions.
The unit also provides comprehensive care for patients requiring postoperative pain management via PCA and PCEA methods as well as those requiring wound vac hemovac and Jackson-Pratt drains. The unit also has a designated radiation room for patients requiring iodine swallow studies.
As a Registered Nurse on 8N you are responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population you will
provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment disease prevention or rehabilitative plan of care.
provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety comfort personal hygiene and protection of patients in a timely manner
perform skin tests immunizations phlebotomy and initiate peripheral venous access.
observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness reactions to medications/treatments general behavior or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. This will include appropriate reporting referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
You will identify patients readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.
demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to needs of the specific populations. This will include cultural spiritual age psychosocial communication gender sexual orientation economic education family and condition needs.
intervene to provide a safe environment and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for patients.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements:
Current California State RN License required
American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
For RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)
Experience:
Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II)
Working knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice.
Demonstrates a dedication to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.
Meets clinical criteria and protocol for Clinical Nurse assigned level.
Minimum Salary
55.11
Maximum Salary
88.18
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
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