Registered Nurse - 4N Neuro/Stroke- 12hr Days

Job Description 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 it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve 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, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals! Nurses in 4North, our 56-bed Neurology Stroke unit, care for adult neurological patients suffering from stroke, transient ischemic attack, seizures, epilepsy, closed head injury, meningitis, encephalitis, and movements disorders, and other non-surgical conditions requiring neurological nursing observation and expertise. Responsibilities 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 Cardiac Life Support certification For RN III: Specialty Certification preferred (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire) Experience Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II) 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr Cedars-Sinai