RN Clinical - 5 W Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU - Full Time 12 Hour Nights (Non-Exempt) (Union)

Position Overview As an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients. The Nurse coordinates patient care and education for patients and their families within the standards, policies, and practices of a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment. Essential Duties Assessment: Complete nursing assessment upon admission, each shift, and with any change of condition. Complete patient acuity by 0200/1400 daily. Diagnosis: Interpret assessment information and formulate nursing diagnoses. Plan: Develop individualized plans of care with documented expected outcomes. Review, revise, and update plans daily. Intervention: Administer medication and IV therapy at prescribed intervals; perform care procedures correctly; delegate tasks appropriately; advocate for patient; manage restraints per policy; ensure MD orders, assessments, and monitoring; complete restraint audit form each shift. Documentation: Maintain complete and accurate documentation on all flow sheets and chart forms, including admission assessment, pain scale, daily and restraint flow sheets, diabetes, educational, kardex, care plan, risk assessment, fall reassessment, MAR, transfer forms, and belonging tracking. Ensure chart checks and shift-end sign-off. Education: Provide patient/family education, unit orientation, and plan of care explanations. Identify knowledge deficits and provide microscope information. Transfer & Discharge: Collaborate with Case Manager or physician for discharge planning; complete all transfer paperwork; ensure belongings accompany patient. Equipment: Use patient care equipment safely per manufacturer guidelines: IV pump, feeding pump, PCA pump, epidural pump, sequential compression device, wound VAC, heating pad/pump. Communication: Communicate effectively with the healthcare team, patients, and families via shift reports, physician rounds, patient/family interactions, MDP rounds, hand‑off reports, and facility email. Manage student, new, and contract employee queries. Time Management: Organize and prioritize responsibilities, take meal breaks without overtime, and complete shifts on schedule. Regulatory Compliance: Follow National Patient Safety Goals, HIPAA, OSHA, JCAHO requirements, and NIH controlled substance protocols. Maintain safe practices, correct body mechanics, electrical safety, and infection control. Specialty Management: Manage patients in specialized settings: Medical–surgical (THA, TKA, spinal surgery, cystic fibrosis, abdominal organ transplants, hepatic encephalopathy). Intensive Care Unit, Neurosurgery, transplant care, advanced therapeutics (hemodynamic monitoring, CRRT, CVVHD, ICU layer monitoring). Step‑down/telemetry: manage high acuity patients, ventilator care, arterial/CVP lines, ventricular assist devices, lumbar drains. Dialysis: initiate, perform, terminate treatments per policy; document; conduct safety checks and equipment maintenance. Psychiatric: engage in therapeutic interactions, maintain milieu, assess contraband, manage psychotropic meds with consent, participate in treatment planning. Behavioral Restraints: Employ de‑escalation techniques; apply restraints only when necessary; monitor safety; obtain physician assessment within one hour and then every eight hours; notify manager; perform debriefing. Quality Measures: Accurately identify core measure patients; document core measures; collect data and support nurse‑sensitive quality improvement initiatives. Professional Development: Participate in hospital committees, unit projects, research, and peer reviews. Additional qualifications: preceptor role, specialty certifications, CEH, public nursing recognition. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN), submitted after 12/2019 or grandfathered prior. 1 year acute inpatient hospital experience as RN. Excellent communication skills; proficiency in English. Knowledge of medical procedures, including blood collection and apheresis, and ability to follow and perform duties consistent with policies and regulations. Committed to excellence in patient care and customer service. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Preferred Qualifications Experience in Surgical Units, ICU, and Telemetry. Specialty certification in a relevant area. Required Licenses/Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) – California Board of Registered Nursing. Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association. Fire Life Safety Training – Los Angeles City (required within 30 days if not holding card). Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (required for ICU, step‑down, telemetry; must be obtained within 180 days of hire). Compensation The hourly rate range for this position is $44.00 – $95.00. Equal Employment Opportunity USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. #J-18808-Ljbffr University of Southern California