Clinical Nurse II - 4s Oncology - 12hr Nights - $10,000 Hiring Incentive!

Make a difference every single dayWhen 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 world-class healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need 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!4South is our 63-bed, Oncology/Cellular Therapy/Hospice unit providing quality care to patients with medical diagnoses such as pneumonia, rule out tuberculosis, sepsis, sickle cell anemia, cancer and palliative care. Patient care needs are identified through interdisciplinary assessments, team care planning, and a patient classification system. A multi-disciplinary approach is used throughout the continuum of service with a special focus on pain management, medications, self-care, nutrition, and education. The team also provides special procedures including chemotherapy administration and monitoring, pain management, metabolic support, patient and caregiver education and support and, palliative care. We also provide quality care to patients undergoing chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation and for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma stem cell/bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We also have medical and telemetry patients and nurses are trained for various research protocols as they administer the medication for the research study.As a Registered Nurse on 4South, you are responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population. You will alsoprovide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner

provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.

provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.

perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.

observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.

plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.

identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.

demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations' needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs.

This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Program bonus. See website for details: https://jobs.cedars-sinai.edu/employee-referralsEducational Requirements:Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:Current California State RN License required

American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.

ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy certification preferred. Must obtain within 6 months of hire.

For RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)

Experience:Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II)

Working knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice.

Demonstrates a dedication to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.

Meets clinical criteria and protocol for Clinical Nurse assigned level.

Working Title: Clinical Nurse II - 4s Oncology - 12hr Nights - $10,000 Hiring Incentive!Department: 4SE OncologyBusiness Entity: NursingJob Category: ,Nursing,NursingJob Specialty: NursingPosition Type: Full-timeShift Length: 12 hour shiftShift Type: NightCedars-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.