New Graduate Registered Nurse (Pediatrics)

Los Angeles Primary Care is a family medicine practice seeing patients of all ages for checkups, chronic conditions and same-day sick visits. Our urgent care clinics treat walk-in patients seven days a week, with X-ray and lab on site. We started in 1987 and have grown to about 120 people. Charting time is blocked on the schedule at the end of each day.

THE ROLE

This is a bedside role at a Los Angeles acute care hospital with shared governance and a clinical ladder. The New Graduate Registered Nurse (Pediatrics) provides direct patient care, coordinates with physicians and therapy, and directs CNAs and techs on the shift. On site, Los Angeles.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Follow infection control, fall prevention and restraint policies.
• Monitor vital signs, telemetry and lab results, and escalate changes to the provider or rapid response team.
• Start and maintain peripheral IVs, and manage central lines, PICCs and drains.
• Delegate tasks to CNAs and patient care techs and follow up on completion.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 1-2 years of acute care experience preferred; new grads considered for the residency program.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire (PALS for pediatric units)
• Clear communication with patients, families and the care team.

PAY AND BENEFITS

$30.50 - $38.00 per hour

• Paid training.
• Overtime available.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Los Angeles Primary Care.