RN - 5W Acute Pediatrics/DOU (Step Down)

Pediatric Nurse

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule 12 hour night shifts including weekends and holidays; 3 shifts/week

Salary Range: $65.76 - $97.76 Hourly

Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration indefinite

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

At UCLA Health, our love for our Pediatric patients comes shining through during some of the most challenging times in their lives. Our nurses bring hope and healing to their patients through compassion, empathy, assurance, and the highest level of clinical expertise. If you have a passion for advancing nursing excellence, we invite you to join us.

In this exciting and rewarding position, you will provide exceptional nursing care for our Pediatric patients. You will offer guidance to team members by supervising nursing interventions and assigning related tasks. You will also assess patient, family and staff learning needs, deliver appropriate clinical education and promote effective working relationships. This involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated professionals to develop and implement a care plan, including providing detailed care instructions.

Job Qualifications

We're seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated nursing professional with:

• Current, valid California RN license, required
• BSN or MSN, required
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association, required
• PALS certification, required
• 6+ months of inpatient RN experience, required; Pediatric RN experience, strongly preferred
• Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis
• Ability to perform historical, physical and behavioral patient assessments
• Ability to develop and implement and evaluate patient care plan actively involving patients, family, and staff
• Official Transcripts and/or original diploma from a registered nursing program must be provided upon hire