The EmPATH Registered 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 EmPATH Manager, the EmPATH Registered Nurse has 12 hour accountability for organizing, 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

• Associate's degree in nursing/equivalent or higher level of nursing degree required.
• BSN preferred.

B.  Qualifications/Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience as RN in acute adult outpatient or inpatient psychiatric unit, background and knowledge of psychiatric and medical-surgical illnesses and treatment
• Current California Nursing license.
• AVADE within 90 days of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS).

C.   Special Skills/Knowledge

• Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish)
• Basic computer skills
• 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.