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Cedars-Sinai Registered Nurse Per Diem - Post Partum in Los Angeles, California
Job Description
Do you want to make a difference for new families?
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 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 extraordinary healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything necessary 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.
Pregnancy is a life-changing experience that's different for every woman. And Cedars-Sinai takes our patients' needs personally. From prenatal testing to childbirth classes and lactation services, moms and newborns can expect the highest level of attention and care from our dedicated team. With our outstanding facilities, medical professionals and state-of-the-art resources for high-risk or complicated pregnancies, more women choose to have their babies here than at any other hospital in Los Angeles.
As a Registered Nurse in Postpartum:
Provides and documents direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients.
Educates patients on disease prevention and restorative measures.
Administers medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement the treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
Performs/Assists procedures and diagnostic tests
Observes signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications, general behavior, and/or general physical condition.
Assesses signs, symptoms, reactions, behaviors, or general appearance to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics.
Plans and implements care based on observations.
Implements appropriate reporting, referrals, and care in accordance with standardized procedures.
Initiates emergency procedures when indicated.
Provides care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Identifies patient’s readiness for learning and ability to understand instructions and give consent.
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 patients.
Delegate duties to non-licensed personnel as appropriate and within scope of practice
**Per Diem staff must consistently meet the following work requirements.
A minimum of 2 days per pay period is required.
Be available to work the number of hours or shifts agreed upon with the Executive Director / Associate Director / Supervisor.
When agreed upon shifts are self-canceled, the work commitment must be met by working another day(s) in the pay period.
Work a minimum of three (3) weekend shifts per 6 week schedule (exception: Ambulatory / Outpatient Clinics).
Per Diem staff working 144 or more hours per time schedule will work a minimum of four (4) weekend shifts per schedule.
If Per Diem staff fails to meet their weekend commitment, a letter of "self-termination" by failing to meet the time commitment will be sent.
Be available to work two (2) of the six national holidays one must include Christmas or New Year's.
The holiday commitments will include the holiday eves as the day.
Be available to rotate shifts as needed.
Qualifications
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements:
Current California State RN License required
BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
Experience:
- A minimum of 1 year of nursing experience in Postpartum required
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
Req ID : 5762
Working Title : Registered Nurse Per Diem - Post Partum
Department : Postpartum
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Nursing
Job Specialty : Nursing
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 12 hour
Base Pay : $75 - $86
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.