**Responsibilities**

+ Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment and Improvement Program, legal, safety, environmental, infection control standards, Nurse Practices Act and Patient's Bill of Rights.

+ Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the care of patients.

+ Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members, physicians, patients, patient family members, and the public as appropriate, while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.

+ Demonstrates effective nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing process.

+ Provides guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.

+ Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.

+ Documents and communicates all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.

+ Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.

+ Communicates the plan of care to the patient and care partner(s) for the active involvement of the patient in the evolution of the plan throughout hospitalization.

+ Conducts hourly rounds with the patient and care partner, focusing on pain management, skin integrity, elimination and other miscellaneous patient needs.

+ Conforms to legal requirements of nursing practice and Hospital policies and procedures.

+ Demonstrates a professional, cooperative manner when dealing with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team.

+ Demonstrates understanding of organizational structure and utilizes appropriate channels of communication.

+ Acts as a resource for all aspects of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for employees and medical staff.

+ Demonstrates an understanding of the approaches to and methods of Continuous Performance Improvement.

+ Accesses network and effectively utilizes electronic applications (e.g., e-mail, LMS, T.E.A.M, etc) on a daily basis.

+ Serves as a preceptor and role model to new personnel and nursing students.

+ Supervises and assigns duties to unlicensed assistive personnel based on legal scope of practice, regulations, and hospital policy.

+ Collaborates with the supervisory staff to identify own educational and professional growth needs.

+ Administers medications to assigned patients as directed and assesses and documents patient responses; initiates appropriate interventions per Hospital/Unit policy.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

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**Qualifications**

+ Registered Nurse with current California License required.

+ Graduate of Accredited RN school of Nursing.

+ Bachelor’s degree / BSN Preferred

+ Minimum 1 year current acute care registered nursing experience in Specialty area required.

+ Current AHA BLS required.

+ Current certification in specialty area preferred.

+ Experience with Open heart and balloon pump preferred. CCRN TNCC certification preferred.

+ Experience with EHR (Cerner MediTech etc) preferred. Registered Nurse with current California License required.

+ LA City Fire Care required within 90 days of hire

This position is represented by SEIU L121 and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement

**Overview**

Founded in 1955 Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services including the Leavey Cancer Center a cardiovascular center stroke center the Center for Assault Treatment Services a pediatric medical center and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9000 physicians 62000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

**Pay Range**

$54.48 - $77.54 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.