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Los Alamitos Medical Center is a 172-bed acute-care facility serving the residents of Orange County.

Los Alamitos Medical Center serves the Orange County and great Long Beach areas. Specializations include a dedicated outpatient facility that houses cancer, imaging, and infusion centers, a bi-plane catheterization lab, robot-assisted surgery capabilities, an Orthopedic Destination Center and radiation oncology physician services provided by UCLA Health. Awards and distinctions include the American Stroke Association Get With the Guidelines Gold+ Performance Achievement Award for Stroke with Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll and a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation by DNV-GL.

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing patient care in a safe and effective manner. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: delegation of tasks and duties to team members; synthesizing patient information; assessment and care appropriate to the age of the patients served, with appropriate nursing interventions; creating and updating the patient plan of care. Registered Nurses place follow-up discharge phone calls, and ensure excellent customer satisfaction to our patients. Order entry, order transcription, and ensuring that all physician orders are carried out appropriately are also responsibilities of the Registered Nurse. Patient and family education are provided by the Registered Nurse. Integration of patient care standards are incorporated into all clinical activities.

Mandatory:

• One year of acute care experience in Medical-Surgical Nursing. In lieu of this experience, consideration will be made for staff with strong education and associated experiential background
• Current California Registered Nurse license
• Current Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support
• Basic EKG Course or equivalent knowledge within first 90 days of employment as available
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of employment (Telemetry)

Preferred: ONS Oncology Certification Course (Medical 1)

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