Univaleo is an employment agency (https://univaleo.net) looking for a candidate who can work as a Charge RN (Critical Care) - Days at a local hospital in Culver City, California. We have various openings (ER, ICU, telemetry, med/surg, etc.) in multiple locations (Tustin, Culver City, Hollywood, LA, Norwalk)!

Job Responsibilities/Duties

• Oversees and coordinates the daily operations of the unit, resolving issues as they occur based on experience and judgment. Demonstrates advanced level of clinical expertise, strong leadership and collaborative skills in dealing with staff and members of the healthcare team. Completes daily assignments for staff based on their assessment of relative staff competencies, and responsibly ensures acuities are complete for all assigned patients. Provides meaningful for RN coaching, training, counseling discipline and performance assessments. Assists with employee hiring decisions, including interviewing and recommending candidates, conducting orientation, and training new employees.
• Provides continuous supervision of staff RNs, LVNs, and CNAs on the unit in provision of patient care. Provides direct patient care as needed. Responsible for providing competent input regarding administration of patient medications, treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical conditions and responds or directs staff to respond by taking appropriate action and documenting intervention. Responsible for ensuring that Hospital patient care standards are met, including effective collaboration with the health care team to intervene and advocate as necessary. Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse, assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social resources are not available. Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
• In conjunction with treating physicians, develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient. Appropriately assesses patient condition and directs staff to engage pain management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief. Directs and supports staff RNs in providing ongoing assessments and document the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as well as response to care and performs ongoing assessment and documentation as necessary to support or assist staff. Reviews patient test results, identifies critical results, communicates in a timely manner consistent with the condition of the patient, and correlates information into the plan of care. Responsible for ensuring that employees' nursing practice is evidence-based, within scope of licensure, and compliant with Hospital-wide standards of nursing care, including core measures. Responsible for ensuring that Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance procedures are followed by staff.
• Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the healthcare team to coordinate and manage care among other disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care team, provides effective leadership and responsibly ensures that care is safe and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance, and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications. Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
• Empathizes with patients and patient support systems, expresses compassion and understanding and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors and ensures that staff does as well, taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.

Qualifications

Minimum Education: Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• One (1) year nursing experience required.
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment.
• Understanding of patient classification and staffing requirements for the patient population required
• One (1) year of previous critical care nursing experience or completion of a six (6) week critical care training course required.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role required. Prior experience as a Charge Nurse preferred.
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families preferred

Req. Certification/Licensure:

• Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California required.
• AHA Basic Life Saving required.
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only) required.
• Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Certification preferred.

Sign On Bonus Eligibility: To be eligible for the Sign On Bonus, you must have one or more years (1+) of acute care RN hospital experience. Current Alta Hospital employees are not eligible and former Alta Hospital employees may not be eligible. The Sign on Bonus Program is only available for full-time RN positions. Bonus payments are made in increments over the course of 18 or 24 months to active employees in good standing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $53.73 - $73.93 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Medical-Surgical

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• critical care nursing: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)
• RN License in California (Required)

Work Location: In person

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