Registered Nurse - Surgical Stepdown/Transplant - 6NW - 12-Hour Days - $5,000 Hiring Incentive!!

divh2Progressive Care Nursing Opportunity/h2pMake a difference every single day/ppWhen 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 integrity, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and its one of the many reasons weve earned a six-time Magnet designation. So if youd 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 Americas Best Hospitals!/ppNurses in 6NW, our 32 Bed dynamic progressive care Surgical Stepdown unit, are dedicated professional nurses trained to care for post lung, liver, kidney transplant patients or those patients who have undergone other surgical procedures. The nurses attend multidisciplinary team rounds, caring for all solid organ transplant patients./ppAs a Registered Nurse (RN) in our Surgical Stepdown 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 also/pulliprovide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner/liliprovide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures./liliprovide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care./liliperform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access./liliobserve 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./liliplan 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./liliidentify 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./lilidemonstrate 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./li/ulh2Qualifications/h2h3Educational Requirements:/h3ulliGraduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred./li/ulh3License/Certification/Registration Requirements:/h3ulliCurrent California State RN License required/liliAmerican Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support certification (expiration date needs to be 60 days or more from the hire date)./liliFor RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)/li/ulh3Experience:/h3ulliMinimum 1 year recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (3 years or more recent acute RN experience for Registered Nurse III)/liliWorking knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice./liliDemonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues./li/ul/div