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Make a difference every single dayWhen the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. Progressive care nursing requires more than just exceptional technical skill. Our nurses give their compassion, their ambition, and everything they have to provide patients with the highest level of care. This culture of passion, integrity and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s one of the many reasons we’ve earned a five-time Magnet designation! So if you’d like to be a part of one of the most talented teams in healthcare, we invite you to join us at Cedars-Sinai. Come discover for yourself why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!Nurses on 6NE, a 24-bed cardiovascular surgical stepdown unit, are dedicated to caring for stable cardiac surgical patients requiring close monitoring of their heart rhythm. We use a multidisciplinary approach and are comprehensive in the care. The nurses attend multidisciplinary team rounds, caring for all solid organ transplant patients including thoracic surgery patients, post VATS or lung volume reduction and vascular and post cardiac surgery patients.As a Registered Nurse (RN) on 6NE, 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 alsoprovide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/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. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
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 the specific populations' needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs.
This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our website for details: https://jobs.cedars-sinai.edu/employee-referralsEducational Requirements:Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements:Current California State RN License required.
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac 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.
Demonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.
Working Title: Registered Nurse - Surgical Stepdown/Transplant - 6NE - 12-Hour Nights - $10,000 Hiring Incentive!Department: 6NE Step DownBusiness Entity: NursingJob Category: ,Nursing,NursingJob Specialty: NursingPosition Type: Full-timeShift Length: 12 hour shiftShift Type: NightCedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.
