Job Description

The staff RN is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated timeframe and provides care to these patients via the nursing process and other input from healthcare team members; completes assessment and admission of patients requiring surgical procedures or treatments including appropriate consents.

Provides Phase I, Phase II and Extend Care assessment, intervention and evaluation of patients from admission to discharge. Responsible for coordination of patient care, bed control, facilitates and supports the Director and the Assistant Director, Clinical Educator, AN 1s’ and Charge Nurses in the provision of efficient patient flow, problem solving, and intervention as indicated.

The staff RN adheres to all aspects of management and leadership as described in Clinical Nurse II Role description. The staff RN Participates in committees dealing with topics concerning management of patient care and as well, as participates in promoting professional growth and development of personnel. Reports employee performance and staff morale issues to the Assistant Director and participates in employee evaluation.

Qualifications

• RN License Required
• MSN/BSN Required
• BLS/ACLS/PALS Required
• CPAN, CCRN preferred
• At least 2 years of ICU experience or a similar work environment required
• Pediatric experience preferred.
• Ability to push, pull, lift >35 lbs required.

About the Hospital

UCLA Health hospitals ranked #1 in both Los Angeles and California and rose to #3 nationally in an annual evaluation published today by U.S. News & World Report - the highest set of rankings UCLA has received in its history.

UCLA Health once again earned a coveted spot on the national honor roll, which names only the 20 hospitals that provide the highest-quality care across a wide range of procedures and conditions.