OverviewFounded in 1955 Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services including the Leavey Cancer Center a cardiovascular center stroke center the Center for Assault Treatment Services a pediatric medical center and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9000 physicians 62000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.
As an ER Nurse at Northridge Hospital Medical Center now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health you’ll be the first touchpoint to the people in our community during health emergencies.
Northridge Hospital
Registered Nurse
Emergency Room
No two days in emergency nursing are ever the same. You’re a multitasker who can react quickly as you’ll prioritize patients based on their medical necessity while you’re providing emergency triage to others. As part of our ER team you’ll partner with an experienced clinical team to deliver stabilizing care to our patients by performing IV starts foley catheter insertions or aiding providers with chest tube insertions.
To thrive as an ER nurse you should exhibit teamwork professionalism critical thinking skills and a willingness to take on additional projects such as patient experience initiatives. More than anything you should be energetic and motivated to provide quality care to all of our patients maintaining their dignity at every step.
While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance and more.
Connect with us today if you are ready to experience a culture driven by talent technology innovation and humankindness!
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Responsibilities- Use emergency triage protocol to intake discharge or admit patients.
- Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the larger ER team adapting care to changes in patient’s condition as needed.
- Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regulary planning and evaluating the care of patients.
- Demonstrates effecitve nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing process.
- Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members physicians patients patient family members and the public as appropriate while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.
- Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures objectives Quality Assessment and Improvement Program legal safety environmental infection control standards Nurse Practices Act and Patient's Bill of Rights.
- Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values beliefs and customs. Document the nursing care plan and changes in the patient condition.
- Engage in other activities that will benefit patient outcomes such as patient experience initiatives mentoring etc.
- Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values beliefs and customs. Document the nursing care plan and changes in the patient's condition.
- Engage in other activities that will benefit patient outcomes such as patient experience initiatives mentoring etc.
- Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures objectives Quality Assessment and Improvement Program legal safety environmental infection control standards Nurse Practices Act and Patient's Bill of Rights.
- Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the care of patients.
- Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members physicians patients patient family members and the public as appropriate while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.
- Demonstrates effective nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing process.
Provides guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks. - Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.
- Documents and communicates all observed symptoms reactions treatments and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Provides for teaching based on identified need.
- Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.
- Conducts hourly rounds with the patient and care partner focusing on pain management skin integrity elimination and other miscellaneous patient needs.
- Conforms to legal requirements of nursing practice and Hospital policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates a professional cooperative manner when dealing with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Demonstrates understanding of organizational structure and utilizes appropriate channels of communication.
- Administers medications to assigned patients as directed and assesses and documents patient responses; initiates appropriate interventions per Hospital/Unit policy.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the approaches to and methods of Continuous Performance Improvement.
- Supervises and assigns duties to unlicensed assistive personnel based on legal scope of practice regulations and hospital policy.
- Acts as a resource for all aspects of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for employees and medical staff.
- Accesses network and effectively utilizes electronic applications (e.g. e-mail LMS T.E.A.M etc) on a daily basis.
- Serves as a preceptor and role model to new personnel and nursing students.
- Collaborates with the supervisory staff to identify own educational and professional growth needs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications- Minimum one (1) year current acute care registered nursing experience in specialty area required.
- Current certification in specialty area preferred.
- Experience with EHR (Cerner MediTech etc?) preferred.
- Registered Nurse with current California License required.
- Current BLS ACLS PALS from the American Heart Association Required.
- TNCC preferred obtained within 6 months of hire
- MICN preferred.
- Crisis Prevention (CPI) training within 6 months of hire
- ENPC required within 6 months of hire. Eight additional hours of pediatric specific education required annually.
- LA City Fire Card required within 90 days of hire.
- CT STROKE (NIHSS) within 90 days of hire.
This position is represented by SEIU L121RN and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
