The Clinical Staff  Nurse is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care.

Reporting to the Clinical Unit Supervisor of LDRP Nursing, the Clinical Staff Nurse has 12 hour accountability fororganizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient/family centered care based on the Watson Model of Care for a defined group of patients, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness.

Qualifications

 A.   Education

• Bachelor of Sciences degree in nursing preferred
• Associates degree in nursing required

B.  Qualifications/Experience

• Minimum of two (2) year of clinical nursing experience in LDRP nursing with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice;Current California Nursing license
• Certification in Maternal Child Health Nursing preferred. 

C.   Special Skills/Knowledge

• Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish)Basic computer skills
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring Required. (AWHONN or NCC preferred)
• Managing Aggressive Behavior (MAB) within 90 days of hire or notification of requirement; transition to Crisis Prevention Intitute Card (CPI)
• Electronic Medical Record experience preferred.

About the Hospital

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) is a private, nonprofit, state-of-the-art, safety-net hospital with the mission of bringing the highest quality healthcare to the historically underserved communities of South Los Angeles. Since we opened our doors in 2015, we have made a meaningful impact on the lives and health of our neighbors. Come work with us.