Responsible for coordination of care to meet identified needs of the patient/family. Supervises the management of patient care utilizing critical thinking and nursing process, discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services, monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, care planning and evaluating outcomes.

Coordinates patient care across the health care continuum, and assists other team members with meeting individual patient needs. This position may require flexibility of hours. 12 hour shifts at Huntington Health are overtime-based (not a straight time rate for all 12 hours). Therefore, employees who work a full 12-hour shift will be paid their base rate for 8 hours AND overtime (1.5) for hours up to 12.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree (BSN) required. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) will be considered if enrolled in a BSN program with degree completion within 2 years of date of hire or date of transfer to an RN position. Diploma or transcripts on highest degree earned required.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

Minimum 1 year of current experience in acute care area of expertise/equivalent service area, 2 years preferred.Completion of an approved Critical Care Core Curriculum program, preferred.Advanced Med/Surg experience with telemetry preferred. Must challenge and successfully pass the Basic Dysrhythmia course curriculum within 21 days of hire. Basic computer skills/experience with computerized documentation systems required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:

Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider (ACLS) issued by American Heart Association Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) within 30 days of hire/transfer

Preferred:

Current Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN), Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) or related certification

SKILLS:

Care of the patient with Cardiac, Neurologic and Pulmonary monitoring and/or support, including ventilators. Care of the Acute Stroke patient including management post IR/IA procedures and tPA/Thrombolytics. Care of the post-operative stable Neurosurgical patient. 

About the Hospital

Since 1892, we’ve been proud to play a part in Pasadena’s growth, health and vitality. For 131 years, we’ve grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized health care provider.
Outstanding care comes from outstanding nurses. It’s really that simple. In every nursing discipline and clinical unit, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your professional capabilities in a highly collaborative and supportive environment.
Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai.