Where You’ll Work

Founded 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.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.
• Communicates the plan of care to the patient and care partner(s) for the active involvement of the patient in the evolution of the plan throughout hospitalization.
• 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.
• Acts as a resource for all aspects of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for employees and medical staff.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the approaches to and methods of Continuous Performance Improvement.
• 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.
• Supervises and assigns duties to unlicensed assistive personnel based on legal scope of practice, regulations, and hospital policy.
• Collaborates with the supervisory staff to identify own educational and professional growth needs.
• Administers medications to assigned patients as directed and assesses and documents patient responses; initiates appropriate interventions per Hospital/Unit policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

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Job Requirements

• Registered Nurse with current California License required.
• Graduate of Accredited RN school of Nursing.
• Bachelor’s degree / BSN Preferred
• Minimum 1 year current acute care registered nursing experience in Specialty area required.  
• Current  AHA BLS  required.

• Current certification in specialty area preferred.

• Experience with Open heart and balloon pump preferred. CCRN TNCC certification preferred.

• Experience with EHR (Cerner MediTech etc) preferred. Registered Nurse with current California License required.

• LA City Fire Care required within 90 days of hire 

This position is represented by SEIU L121 and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement