Registered Nurse IV - Prenatal Diagnostic Center - 8 Hour Days

Are you ready to bring your expert clinical competencies to a world-class organization recognized as one of the nation's largest and most experienced providers of prenatal testing and diagnosis? 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.

Our maternal-fetal medicine specialists partner with doctors and healthcare professionals from many fields of medicine at Cedars-Sinai to deliver the most specialized, well-rounded care. We provide prenatal testing for both routine and high-risk pregnancies. Prenatal testing involves screening for problems with the pregnancy or baby and making any necessary diagnoses so treatment can begin as soon as possible.

• Serves as a clinical and operational resource for all nursing activities in the department. When in charge, oversees and authorizes incidental overtime; Provides assistance to co-workers, new staff, temporary staff and students.
• Delegates and assigns tasks to licensed and unlicensed health care workers within the scope of their job responsibilities
• Coaches and supports nursing staff in the application of advanced clinical skills and critical thinking to support patient care activities
• Evaluates, facilitates and promotes patient flow, coordinates discharge planning and team rounding as applicable.
• Assumes responsibility for mentoring, coaching and staff development, acts as change champion; Contributes to performance evaluations.
• Champions department improvement activities.
• Leads, supports and mentors one of the three clinical advancement pathways (Clinical Quality Education, Leadership) where they serve as a mentor/preceptor/educator, lead a clinical quality or nursing research initiative to improve outcomes, or serve as a charge nurse or council chair and other related activities.
• Participates in the completion of required skill and competencies
• Assists with strategic planning; participates in activities related to recruitment and retention
• Performs skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access
• Evaluates and works to improve the process of patient care delivery within the unit and service centers
• Provides advanced assessment skills, integrating appropriate data sources to assess the signs, symptoms, reactions, behaviors, or general appearance to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics
• Provides expert comprehensive direct and indirect care to the specific populations needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs
• 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
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's of Science Nursing (state accredited program) - minimum

Experience

• 5 years Experience within a specialty area - minimum
• 1 year Must be a Clinical Nurse III at CSMC for at least one (1) year, to be promoted within the clinical ladder - minimum

Licenses and Certifications

• RN State License - Upon Hire minimum California State RN License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Upon Hire minimum Require BLS unless a higher level of certification is required. As required by your specialty unit.
• Other – See Department Specifics - 1 Year minimum Other Competencies, as required by your specialty unit (ex. ACLS, PALS, fetal heart monitoring)
• ANCC Specialty Certification - 1 Year minimum Specialty Certification