RN Renal Dialysis - CommonSpirit Health

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.

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• 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.
• 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 for teaching based on identified need.
• Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.
• Conducts hourly rounds with the patient and care partner, focusing on pain management, skin integrity, elimination and other miscellaneous patient needs.
• 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.

• Minimum one (1) year current acute care registered nursing experience in DIALYSIS.
• Minimum of one (1) year RN experience in a chronic hemodialysis clinic or acute dialysis service
• Minimum one (1) year current acute care registered nursing experience in specialty area required.
• Current certification in specialty area preferred.
• CDN or CNN certification preferred.
• Experience with EHR (Cerner MediTech etc?) preferred.
• Registered Nurse with current California License required.
• Current  ACLS and AHA BLS card required.
• LA City Fire Care required 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.