Registered Nurse II - Primary Adult Care -
- Full-time
- Company: CEDARS-SINAI
Company Description
Company Name: CEDARS-SINAI
Job Description
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Clinical Nurse III (CN III) to join our team. As a CN III, you will provide comprehensive care to complex patients, utilizing your technical and organizational skills, critical thinking abilities, and advanced assessment skills. You will serve as a mentor to other staff members, helping them reach their full potential, and contribute to the improvement of our nursing outcomes and work environment. We value diversity and inclusion, and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, including the elderly, refugees, people with visible and invisible disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and veterans.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities- Provide comprehensive and safe care to patients, ensuring their safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection.
- Educate patients on disease prevention and restorative measures.
- Administer medications and therapeutic agents as prescribed.
- Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and initiate peripheral venous access.
- Observe and evaluate patient conditions, and adjust care plans accordingly.
- Demonstrate advanced assessment skills, identifying normal versus abnormal characteristics.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to plan and implement individualized patient care.
- Provide care that is tailored to the specific needs of diverse patient populations, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family, and condition needs.
- Ensure patient safety, taking into account age and developmental considerations.
- Choose and pursue one of the three clinical advancement pathways (Clinical Quality, Education, Leadership), and actively contribute to the improvement of nursing outcomes and the work environment.
- Assist and support co-workers, new staff members, temporary staff, and students.
- Cooridnate unit activity when assigned as charge nurse.
- Participate in unit meetings and provide input to assist in unit direction.
- Act as a change champion and participate in departmental quality improvement activities.
- Complete required skills and competencies.
To be considered for this position, you must meet the following requirements:
- Education: Associate Degree/College Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from a state-accredited program.
- Licenses: California State RN License, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and ANCC Specialty Certification.
- Experience: 3 years of relevant acute care experience in your area of specialty.
- Must be a Clinical Nurse II at CSMC for at least one (1) year to be promoted within the clinical ladder.
This position requires the ability to perform the following physical tasks:
- Standing, walking, sitting
- Lifting up to 50 lbs, carrying up to 50 lbs
- Pushing up to 75 lbs, pulling up to 75 lbs
- Balancing, stooping, eye/hand/foot coordination
- Reaching, handling, grasping, feeling
- Talking and hearing
- Working Title: Registered Nurse II - Primary Adult Care
- Department: Primary Adult Care Services
- Business Entity: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Job Category: Nursing
- Job Specialty: Nursing
- Position Type: Full-time
- Shift Length: 8 hours
- Shift Type: Day
- Base Pay: $49.04 - $78.46