Registered Nurse Ortho Nights Los Angeles, CA

A Clinical Nurse I (CN I) is a novice with less than one year of nursing experience who provides nursing care in an effective and safe manner to a select group of patients and families carries out established nursing regimes and plans of nursing care under the mentorship of a preceptor or other designated RN.

The scope of responsibility duties and accountability at the facility department and position levels including knowledge and practice of the clinical/technical skills vital to the position consistent with the Nurse Practice Act. Nursing job duties are to meet the Nurse Practice Act Title 22 The Joint Commission and the Plan for Provision of Nursing Care and the Plan for Provision of Care to Patients and other regulatory requirements.

This nurse may also be re-entering nursing after being out of acute care nursing for five or more years. Unless is an internal hire who has progressed to RN licensure a BSN or higher nursing degree is required to participate in the nursing residency program.