MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Position Summary Reporting to the Manager, with direction from the Registered Nurse, this position is responsible for providing high quality, individualized basic care activities as identified by the RN, using the components of the nursing process. Performing duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs of the patient including performing basic patient care activities. Incorporates cultural and ethnic factors into patient care activities within the limitation of the job, correctly differentiating and reporting normal and abnormal findings with direction from the RN and incorporates the functional/developmental age into these activities for the adolescent through geriatric patient population. Using hospital and regulatory standards of care, the CNA demonstrates sound judgment in the implementation and basic nursing assistant aspects of the trans-disciplinary care plan. In conjunction with the patient/family and with the direction of the RN, the CNA provides care based on the individualized patient care plan. The CNA observes and reports patient issues/concerns/problems and on an ongoing basis will report findings to LVN or RN. Contributing to the patient care process by assisting the patient in basic living activities such as bathing, oral care, positioning, line changes and ambulating. Responding appropriately to concerns regarding patient safety based on the physical environment, equipment and the patient’s behavior. Demonstrating the ability to provide care in emergency situations and following established emergency procedures and practices, as appropriate. Communicating and following the organizational chain of command for notification of patient care/service issues, when appropriate. Maintaining knowledge of, and demonstrating the ability to identify patient care issues and assisting with patient care activities for the adolescent through geriatric patient population. Assisting with appropriate care through the healthcare continuum. Assuring that the rights of all patients are respected and maintained by allowing for privacy and dignity in the provision of care activities. Being aware of the reporting responsibilities to, and reporting suspected cases of abuse or neglect relative to the adolescent through geriatric patient population as appropriate. Reinforcing patient/family educational needs as identified by the RN and helping provide individualized basic teaching during the care giving process which considers the functional/developmental age and the needs of the adolescent through geriatric patient population. Observing and reporting the effectiveness of the patient/family teaching through observation of patient responses. Demonstrating knowledge of age specific care for the adolescent through geriatric population, including but not limited to identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. "Demonstrating knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to, identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the populations checked below. Infant ( ) Pediatric ( ) Adult ( x ) Geriatric ( x )" Practicing Universal Precautions. Ensures completion of hourly rounding and updates white boards in a timely manner. Completes departmental and hospital-wide in-services, competencies and Health Stream assignments in a timely fashion Attends staff meetings and actively participates, reads and returns all staff meeting minutes. Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQl) activities. Demonstrates an understanding of the procedures for reporting and responding to facility emergencies such as fire, and disruption in utilities and hazardous materials spills Demonstrates knowledge of equipment capabilities, limitations, and appropriate/special applications. Demonstrates the ability to access and use computer systems. Communicates with physicians, administrative staff, co-workers, and patients/families in a respectful and caring manner. Demonstrates a positive professional image; performs responsibilities in a professional manner; demonstrates flexibility in the provision of patient care/service; utilizes a collaborative approach with co-workers. Demonstrates flexibility in the work setting with changing patient assignments, varying staffing levels and patient care environments, and completes work on time Consistently demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills. Assists department managers and / or department supervisors in the resolution and evaluation of problem situations related to patients, families, physicians or other hospital departments Assumes other duties as required. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education N/A Preferred Education High School graduate or equivalent, preferred Completion of Nursing Assistant course, preferred Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications Minimum six months recent experience in an acute care setting preferred Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation California CNA certification American Heart Association BLS card Los Angeles Fire Card (within 30 days of hire) Assault Response Competency (ARC) required within 30 days of hire Shift: Days Hours: 6:45am - 7:15pm Shift Hours: 12 Weekly Hours: 36 Type: Full-Time FTE: 0.9
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility that has been caring for the Hollywood community and surrounding areas since 1924. The hospital is committed to serving local multicultural communities with quality medical and nursing care. With more than 500 physicians representing virtually every specialty, HPMC strives to distinguish itself as a leading healthcare provider, recognized for providing quality, innovative care in a compassionate manner. HPMC is part of a global healthcare enterprise which owns and operates general hospitals throughout Korea, numerous research centers in the U.S. and Korea including a medical university, and CHAUM (a premier anti-aging life center). MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Position Summary: Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Director, this position is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and providing high quality, individualized patient care using the components of the nursing process. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education (Indicate minimum education or degree required.) Graduate of a RN Training Program Preferred Education (Indicate preferred education or degree required.) N/A Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate minimum years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) Minimum one year recent experience in Emergency Room setting required. (Not applicable to New Grad RN’s) Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be able to work in a union environment. Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate preferred years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) N/A Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation (List any licensure or certification required and specify name of agency.) Valid California State RN License Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certificate Basic EKG Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of hire) Assault Response Competency (ARC) (required within 30 days of hire) Status: Part Time Shift: Noon (11am-12pm) / Evenings (3pm-4pm) Hours: 12hrs (varied) Weekly/Bi-Weekly Hours: 24hrs/48hrs FTE: 0.6
JOB SUMMARY CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility that has been caring for the Hollywood community and surrounding areas since 1924. The hospital is committed to serving local multicultural communities with quality medical and nursing care. With more than 500 physicians representing virtually every specialty, HPMC strives to distinguish itself as a leading healthcare provider, recognized for providing quality, innovative care in a compassionate manner. HPMC is part of a global healthcare enterprise which owns and operates general hospitals throughout Korea, numerous research centers in the U.S. and Korea including a medical university, and CHAUM (a premier anti-aging life center). MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Position Summary: Reporting to the Vice President of Quality, this position coordinates and assists other health team members in providing care for patients with disorders of the integumentary gastrointestinal, and genito-urinary systems. This includes assisting staff and physicians in managing the care of patients with complex pressure injuries, draining wounds, fistulas, ostomies, and incontinence. A key role for this position also includes direct patient/family education as well as educating, coaching and providing resources to other health team members as they educate patients/family/significant others in patient care management and related discharge planning. Assesses the patient and helps nursing staff to identify priority care needs for the patient with: Altered skin integrity (including pressure injuries, fistulas, draining wounds) Altered gastrointestinal functioning (e.g. ostomy, GT feeding tube) Altered genitor-urinary functioning (e.g. suprapubic or other urinary catheters) This includes assessing physical, emotional, social and spiritual factors that may affect the patient’s rehabilitation. Assessment is done through direct observation, communication with the patient, family, and other members of the health team, and review of the patient’s medical record. Initiates plans for continuity of care in collaboration with the physicians, nursing staff, social worker and other health care team members. Demonstrates skill in the nursing process and critical thinking. Assists staff with implementing the patient care plan by performing specialty-specific independent nursing actions. Performs therapeutic measures as delegated by a physician, or as otherwise needed, within own scope of practice. Documents in a clear, complete, legible, organized and timely manner. Maintains accurate records and statistics. Communicates confidential and patient-sensitive information through appropriate medical center channels. Provides written or verbal instructions/reports to agencies or persons responsible for a patients’ care after discharge related to own specialty area, as needed. Verbalizes and demonstrates knowledge of clinical information and practices essential to providing age-specific care for the infants through the geriatric population. This includes but is not limited to: Identifying the need for additional safety measures; recognizing normal and abnormal physiological values/readings; Assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk for injury; and Communicating effectively in a clear, concise, understandable, and age-appropriate manner. Applicable for the populations checked: Infant (x ) Pediatric (x ) Adult (x ) Geriatric (x ) Conducts formal and informal beside and classroom instruction for physicians, nurses, students, other members of the health team and the community in the care of patients with pressure injuries, draining wounds, fistulas, stomas and incontinence. Evaluates skin care and stoma products and the availability of supplies on a continuing basis. Demonstrates responsibility for cost containment, conservation of supplies and equipment, as well as other organizational resources. Enhances own professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, nursing leadership meetings, hospital wide committees (e.g. Product Standards, Infection Control, Quality): maintains currency and participates in learning activities that expand competence within own specialty. Demonstrates effective communication methods and skills, using lines of authority appropriately. Cooperates with other personnel in a positive manner to achieve departmental and interdepartmental objectives and maintain good employee relations. Supports and adheres to established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, safety and infection control standards, including compliance with punctuality, overtime, body mechanics, TB screening, annual mandatory educational updates, attendance, English language, ID badge, and dress code standards. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education Graduate of an Associate Degree or Diploma Nursing program. Preferred Education BSN Preferred Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications One year in medical/surgical or specialty area. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be able to work in a union environment. Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications N/A Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation Completion of an accredited Enterostomal Therapy Training program, WCN, WOCN, WCC, CWS, CWCN or CWOCN Certification. Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Health Association (AHA). Current Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of employment). Assault Response Competency (ARC) (required within 30 days of employment). Status: Full Time Shift: Days Hours: 8hrs (5 x 8's) Weekly/Bi-Weekly Hours: 40hrs/80hrs FTE: 1.0
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian (CHA HPMC) is a nationally recognized acute care facility that has been caring for the Hollywood community and Los Angeles Areas since 1924. Join our Global Network and be a CHA Global Ambassador CHA HPMC is also a part of the world-renown CHA Health System (CHS). CHS has CHA University which consists of 14 education institutions including medical school, nursing school and pharmacy. CHA global network operates 81 hospitals and specialty clinics, 30 research and 31 bio/pharmaceutical/healthcare companies with 14,000 employees in seven countries. Our New Facility is seeking for Top Talents The best women’s hospital in Los Angeles is looking for current RN candidates to staff Operating Room, Emergency Department, Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby care units to be housed in our expanding new patient tower facility scheduled to open next year. Come be a part of this dedicated and caring team right in the heart of Hollywood. Position Summary: Performing duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs of the patient including assisting in completing initial gathering of necessary data in a timely manner; performing ongoing monitoring when warranted by the patient’s condition. Incorporates cultural and ethnic factors into patient care approaches; correctly differentiating between normal and abnormal findings; and incorporates the functional/developmental age into patient care approaches for the adult through geriatric patient population. Using hospital and regulatory standards of care, the LVN demonstrates sound clinical judgment in the implementation and evaluation of the nursing aspects of the trans-disciplinary care plan. In conjunction with the patient/family, the LVN participates in developing an individualized patient care plan and implementing interventions based on findings. The LVN evaluates and reports patient outcomes on an ongoing basis, follows through on established priorities for patient care services as evidenced by modification of the care plan, if necessary, and demonstrates the ability to accurately document patient care activities in the patient’s medical record. Provides routine pre-operative nursing care and demonstrates ability to manage mechanical ventilation. Participating in a case management approach, the LVN coordinates and collaboratively incorporates the aspects of patient care across the continuum by effectively communicating with physicians, staff and other disciplines. Safely and competently administers pharmacotherapeutics adhering to medication policies, procedures, practices and standards, and monitors and reports the resultant outcomes based upon the patient’s response to treatment. Acts appropriately to ensure patient safety based on the physical environment, equipment and the patient’s behavior. Thorough knowledge and competency in the Trach care, ventilator patients, wounds and treatments for the long term patient in conjunction with the Enterostomal Therapist. Total responsibility on providing medications under direction of the Charge Nurse. Demonstrating the ability to provide care in emergency situations and following established emergency procedures and practices. Communicating and following the organizational chain of command for notification of patient care/service issues, when appropriate. Maintaining knowledge of, and implements patient care activities to promote, maintain and/or restore health for the adolescent through geriatric rehabilitation patient population as described in the Rehabilitation policies/procedures including the skills competency check list. The LVN also provides appropriate care through the healthcare continuum including end of life. Assuring that the rights of all patients are respected and maintained by allowing for privacy and dignity in the provision of care. Determining the presence and type of Advance Directive, if applicable. Ensuring patient and/or family involvement in the decision-making process as it relates to patient care, end of life and ethical issues. The LVN is aware of the reporting responsibilities and reports suspected cases of abuse or neglect relative to the adult through geriatric patient population as appropriate. Participating in the identification of patient/family educational needs and provides individualized teaching which considers the functional/developmental age and the needs of the adult through geriatric patient population. The LVN monitors and documents the effectiveness of the patient/family teaching through determination of their comprehension of the instruction and demonstration of appropriate responses. Demonstrating knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to, identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the following patient populations: Adult ( x ) Geriatric ( x ) Practicing Universal Precautions. Qualifications: Minimum Education: Graduate from an accredited Vocational Nursing Program Preferred Education: Recent graduate within 6 months from an accredited Vocational Nursing Program Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications: Newly graduated LVN with a total of less than 6 months nursing experience in any area by the start of the program Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be able to work in a union environment. Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications: N/A Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation: Current and Valid California Vocational Nurse License BLS Card Current Los Angeles County Fire Card required (within 30 days of employment) Shift: Days Hours: 12 Shift Hours: 6:45AM - 7:15PM Weekly Hours: 12 Type: Per-Diem FTE: 0.3
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The primary job duties this position is responsible for achieving are listed in order of importance. Performing duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs of the patient including assisting in completing initial gathering of necessary data in a timely manner; performing ongoing monitoring when warranted by the patient’s condition. Incorporates cultural and ethnic factors into patient care approaches; correctly differentiating between normal and abnormal findings; and incorporates the functional/developmental age into patient care approaches for the adult through geriatric patient population. Using hospital and regulatory standards of care, the LVN demonstrates sound clinical judgment in the implementation and evaluation of the nursing aspects of the trans-disciplinary care plan. In conjunction with the patient/family, the LVN participates in developing an individualized patient care plan and implementing interventions based on findings. The LVN evaluates and reports patient outcomes on an ongoing basis, follows through on established priorities for patient care services as evidenced by modification of the care plan, if necessary, and demonstrates the ability to accurately document patient care activities in the patient’s medical record. Provides routine pre-operative nursing care and demonstrates ability to manage mechanical ventilation. Participating in a case management approach, the LVN coordinates and collaboratively incorporates the aspects of patient care across the continuum by effectively communicating with physicians, staff and other disciplines. Safely and competently administers pharmacotherapeutics adhering to medication policies, procedures, practices and standards, and monitors and reports the resultant outcomes based upon the patient’s response to treatment. Acts appropriately to ensure patient safety based on the physical environment, equipment and the patient’s behavior. Thorough knowledge and competency in the Trach care, ventilator patients, wounds and treatments for the long term patient in conjunction with the Enterostomal Therapist. Total responsibility on providing medications under direction of the Charge Nurse. Demonstrating the ability to provide care in emergency situations and following established emergency procedures and practices. Communicating and following the organizational chain of command for notification of patient care/service issues, when appropriate. Maintaining knowledge of, and implements patient care activities to promote, maintain and/or restore health for the adolescent through geriatric rehabilitation patient population as described in the Rehabilitation policies/procedures including the skills competency check list. The LVN also provides appropriate care through the healthcare continuum including end of life. Assuring that the rights of all patients are respected and maintained by allowing for privacy and dignity in the provision of care. Determining the presence and type of Advance Directive, if applicable. Ensuring patient and/or family involvement in the decision-making process as it relates to patient care, end of life and ethical issues. The LVN is aware of the reporting responsibilities and reports suspected cases of abuse or neglect relative to the adult through geriatric patient population as appropriate. Participating in the identification of patient/family educational needs and provides individualized teaching which considers the functional/developmental age and the needs of the adult through geriatric patient population. The LVN monitors and documents the effectiveness of the patient/family teaching through determination of their comprehension of the instruction and demonstration of appropriate responses. Demonstrating knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to, identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the following patient populations: Adult ( x ) Geriatric ( x ) Practicing Universal Precautions. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education (Indicate minimum education or degree required.) Graduate of a Vocational Nursing Program Preferred Education (Indicate preferred education or degree required.) N/A Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate minimum years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) Minimum one-year recent experience as an LVN Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be able to work in a union environment. Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate preferred years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) Minimum one-year recent experience in an acute or extended care setting preferred. Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation (List any licensure or certification required and specify name of agency.) Current California LVN license BLS card Current Los Angeles County Fire Card required (within 30 days of hire) Assault Response Competency (ARC) required (within 30 days of hire) Shift: Nights Hours: 12 Shift Hours: 6:45PM - 7:15AM Weekly Hours: 12 Type: Per-Diem FTE: 0.3
