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Registered Nurse - Operating Room - 12 Hour Days - Los Angeles, CA

VetJobs, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079


Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

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 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 world-class healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything necessary 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.

As a Level I trauma center with 51 Operating Rooms in seven locations, we perform advanced surgeries every day using the latest technology. The unit operates 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. We are a multiple-organ transplant center where you can be part of a team performing heart, liver, kidney, pancreas and heart-lung transplants. We have the highest cardiac transplant patients in the country. We also perform surgery using robotics in Urology, Cardiac, Ear, Nose and Throat, and General Surgery.

As a Registered Nurse for the Operating Room:

Assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care within this specialty patient population.Provide and document direct and indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients.Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement the 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 care based on observations, implementing appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

QualificationsEducational Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

Current California State RN License requiredAmerican Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support certificationFor RN III: Specialty Certification (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)

Minimum Salary56.14Maximum Salary89.82