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Registered Nurse - Surgical Trauma Transplant Intensive Care Unit

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 happiness, 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 dedicated 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!

Nurses in our 24-bed Surgical Trauma and Transplant Intensive Care Unit (SICU) care for patients with the highest severity of illness of all the patients in the hospital. We use up-to-date technology and advanced bedside monitoring and computerized documentation and a team approach to patient-centered care with highly skilled multidisciplinary team members and knowledgeable dedicated nursing staff. Our patient population includes critically ill trauma and solid organ transplant patients.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the SICU, 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 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.
• Implement 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.

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 Advanced Life Support certification (expiration date needs to be 60 days or more from the hire date). For RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire).
• Experience: Minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (3 or more years recent acute RN experience for RN III). 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.

Req ID 18730

Working Title Registered Nurse - Surgical Trauma Transplant Intensive Care Unit - 5SCCT - 12-Hour Nights - 5000 Hiring Incentive!

Department Intensive Care Unit 1

Business Entity Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category Nursing

Job Specialty Nursing

Overtime Status NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift Night

Shift Duration 12 hour

Base Pay 56.22 - 89.95