Job Description

Are you ready to bring your expert clinical competencies to a world-class facility recognized as top ten in the United States for transplant services? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient satisfaction? 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.

With expert surgical and medical proficiency in lung, heart, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center is one of the most successful facilities of its kind. Here, patients find a compassionate environment and hope for a longer, healthier life.

Essential Duties:

As a Clinical Nurse II, you will perform a variety of tasks specific to the needs of the patient population in the Hepatobiliary Surgery Program, including the following.

• Assist the Assistant Nurse Manager with coordination of patient care, retrieval of diagnostic work-up, data entry into CS-Link

• Provides and accurately documents direct and indirect 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 management, treatment, and procedures

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

• Demonstrates knowledge and is able 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.

• Demonstrates refined assessment skills, integrating appropriate data sources to assess the signs, symptoms, reactions, behaviors, or general appearance to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics.

• Identifies and assesses patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations. Intervenes to provide a safe environment and evaluates effectiveness of intervention for patient.

• Participates in evidence-based improvement initiatives and/or councils/committees that improve nursing outcomes and the work environment in the Hepatobiliary Surgery Program.

• Clearly and accurately communicates pertinent information to physicians and co-workers.

• Assumes responsibility and accountability for the expert application of the nursing process and delivery of patient care

• Serves as a patient advocate in the program

• Maintains competency skills including the ability to provide care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds

• Identify the ability of the adolescent, adult and geriatric patients to follow direction/instructions and give consent

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required

• BSN preferred

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience required

• Experience in Med Surg or ICU preferred

License/Certification:

• Current, unrestricted California RN license required

• American Heart Association BLS certification required

Req ID : 2224

Working Title : Registered Nurse - Hepatobiliary Program - 10 Hour Days

Department : Liver Transplant Clinic

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Nursing

Job Specialty : Nursing

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 10 hour

Base Pay : $49.04 - $78.46

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.