RN - Stepdown - Los Alamitos - PT Days

UCI Health Nursing Position

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health — Orange, UCI Health — Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: Orientates to the planning and provision of nursing care to patients in the step down unit. Accurately interprets ECG rhythm and manages care of patients during life threatening emergencies in population served. Orientates to the supervision and delegation of care responsibilities to ancillary personnel commensurate with their scope of practice.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications: Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System Current California Registered Nurse license. AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms Complete of Critical Care Course. Required cardiovascular nursing knowledge of skills applicable to the care of post-coronary intervention and open heart patients during their rehab & discharge phase of their hospitalization. Excellent observation skills, good nursing judgement/critical thinking, and oral and written communication skills. Ability to work with multiple tasks in a team setting utilizing interpersonal, organizational and prioritizing skills. Able to supervise and delegate care responsibilities to ancillary personnel in proportion with their scope of practice