Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Under direct supervision, provide nursing care to patients. Duties include taking patient vitals, assisting in procedures, giving injections, administering medications, IV therapy, and accessing CVCs.
Salary Range: $65.76 – $97.76 hourly
Qualifications
Required:
- Active CA RN license
- BSN or MSN diploma
- BLS certification from AHA or ARC
- Ability to take vital signs, administer medications and
obtain drug refills as needed - Ability to recognize abnormal laboratory values and report
to physician - Knowledge of symptomology of common and/or life threatening
medical problems - Working knowledge of instruments and supplies required to
perform physical examinations and other routine clinical procedures - Ability to work effectively with patients, physicians and
staff in a diplomatic and professional manner in order to maximize operations. - Skill in prioritizing assignments and managing multiple
tasks - Team building skills to include prior supervisor or lead
experience - Ability to work effectively as a member of a team in order
to provide effective patient care - Skill in monitoring complex clinician appointment schedules
- Ability to effective elicit salient clinical information
such as presenting complaints from patients and referring professionals and - make appropriate assignments based on established guidelines
- Skill in listening perceptively, conveying awareness and
responding to patients and visitors with health concerns using tact and
discretion - Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly in person and over
the phone, using appropriate grammar and vocabulary in order to share
information, effectively communicate, with persons from diverse social economic
and cultural backgrounds - Ability to triage patient issues to achieve resolution
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and to work with
sensitive and confidential information using judgment and discretion. - Ability to maintain equanimity in the face of resistance,
indifference, and hostility - Ability to accept directions from supervisors and act
promptly
Preferred:
- Knowledge/experience in venipuncture/ withdraw blood for patients of all ages
including infants. - Knowledge/experience in managing adverse
allergic reactions on patients of all ages including infants with severe
allergies/ including but not limited to: administering oral medications in
liquid form to infants in a collected , rapid manner to control adverse
reactions and prevent anaphylaxis - Knowledge/experience in providing allergy skin tests/food and drug challenges/interpret – make assessment of results for patients of all ages including infants