Registered Nurse II - General Surgery Clinic - 8 Hour Days

Job Description

Are you ready to bring your clinical skills to a world-class facility recognized as top ten in the United States? Do you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you.

Over 32,000 operations are performed in 42 operating rooms here annually, and more than one-third of all surgeries performed are minimally invasive procedures. After helping develop laparoscopic surgery as a widely used surgical discipline, we are now at the forefront of robotic surgery, while building a training program to teach outside surgeons to do complex robotic procedures. Cedars-Sinai boasts nationally recognized programs in transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery, surgical oncology and gastrointestinal surgery, orthopaedics, urology and established a new training program in otolaryngology in 2019.

Summary of Essential Duties:

As a Clinical Nurse II (CN II) you will be a competent clinician who provides nursing care in a skilled and effective manner. Utilizing appropriate decision making skills exhibits competence in the technical, interpersonal and cognitive skills required to independently and safely manage routine patient assignment. The Clinical Nurse II establishes a plan of care, sets goals, determines priorities, and provides care within established standards of practice.

Provides and accurately documents patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner

Provides care and patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures

Administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care

Performs skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access

Observes signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition

Identifies patient’s readiness for learning and ability to understand directions/instructions and give consent

Identifies and assesses patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Education:

Graduate of an accredited nursing program required

BSN preferred

License/Certification:

California State RN License required

BLS Certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required

Experience:

A minimum of 1 year of acute care nursing experience required

Med-Surg, ICU Or OR Experience Preferred

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.