About this role
The Critical Care Registered Nurse is specially trained in hemodynamic monitoring and therapeutic equipment necessary to provide specialized medical and/or surgical nursing care to acute or complex, critically ill patients. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. Performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other to assess, plan, intervene and advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care. Will reevaluate patient response and outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care, and readiness for discharge and revise plan or make referrals as necessary. Acts as a role model and mentor to a variety of new graduate nurses, orientees and support staff.
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood is a 100-bed acute care facility and 24/7 urgent care with a mission and vision to provide compassionate healthcare accessible to everyone. Southern California Hospital at Hollywood provides comprehensive, high-quality medical care. As an acute care facility, we have physicians and specialists on staff for the following: cardiology, pulmonology, internal medicine, psychiatry, orthopedics, hematology, endocrinology, podiatry, cardiothoracic vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, and more.
Other facts
About Prospect Medical
Alta Hospitals System, part of Prospect Medical’s California operations, owns and operates seven hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange County. The five hospitals are Southern California Hospitals at Culver City and Hollywood, Los Angeles and Norwalk Community Hospitals, and Foothill Regional Medical Center in Tustin. Our two behavioral health hospitals are Los Angeles Community Hospital at Bellflower and Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys.
Our acute care hospitals offer orthopedics/spine services, cardiac, general and specialized surgery, surgical weight loss, vascular services, critical care, pulmonary services, GI program, neurology, and addiction and behavioral health programs, as well as emergency and urgent care departments. Our Tustin hospital also operates a pediatric subacute unit. Visit each hospital website for more information about specific programs and services (below).
Our hospitals are nationally recognized by Healthgrades for Patient Safety Excellence, Pulmonary Excellence and GI Excellence. For a complete list of clinical achievements, visit each hospital’s website.
We welcome nurses and other healthcare professionals passionate about provide quality, compassionate, accessible healthcare in the LA and OC regions.
To learn more about nursing careers, visit:
Los Angeles Community Hospitals: lach-la.com/nursing
Southern California Hospitals: sch-culvercity/nursing
Hospital and Career Information:
Southern California Hospital at Culver City: sch-culvercity.com
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood: sch-hollywood.com
Van Nuys Behavioral Health Hospital: sch-vannuys.com
Los Angeles Community Hospital: lach-la.com
Norwalk Community Hospital: lach-norwalk.com
Bellflower Behavioral Health Hospital: lach-bellflower.com
Foothill Regional Medical Center: foothillregionalmedicalcenter.com
What you'll do
- The Critical Care Registered Nurse provides specialized nursing care to critically ill patients and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans. They also mentor new graduate nurses and support staff while continuously assessing and advocating for patient needs.
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