Registered Nurse - Advanced Heart Failure Unit - 6South - 12-Hour Nights
Company: CEDARS-SINAI
Location: West Covina
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Make a difference every single day
When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the
lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second
matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication
pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's just one of the many reasons
we've achieved our fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing
excellence! From working with a team of dedicated healthcare
professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have
everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and
for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has
named us one of America's Best Hospitals!
6 South - is a 54 - bed progressive care Advanced Heart Failure
Unit that is primarily composed of adult patients with Congestive
Heart Failure and pulmonary edema requiring continuous
cardiopulmonary monitoring, heart transplant or mechanical
circulatory support evaluation, post-heart transplant care with
non-surgical issues, and may undergo cardiac catherization
procedures, which will require 1:3 nursing care. In addition, we
also care for some medical telemetry patients requiring 1:4 nursing
care.
As a Registered Nurse on Advanced Heart Failure, you are
responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing
process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient
population. You will also
provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care
services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and
protection of patients in a timely manner
provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative
measures.
provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents
necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or
rehabilitative plan of care.
perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of
peripheral venous access.
observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to
medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical
condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and
initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
plan and implement individualized patient care based on
observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care
in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to
special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural
backgrounds.
identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to
follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying
and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and
developmental considerations.
demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make
special adjustments as required to the specific populations' needs,
including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication,
gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and
condition needs.
This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our
website for details:
https://jobs.cedars-sinai.edu/employee-referrals
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