Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Would you like to take your nursing skills to the next level in a state-of-the-art environment recognized as a top ten hospital in the United States? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you.

The Cedars-Sinai Ambulatory Infusion Center provides therapeutic, intravenous infusions to outpatients. Infusions include biological medications for inflammatory bowel diseases, IV hydration, intravenous immunoglobulin, blood products and antibiotic therapy. Other services include medication injections, central line access and phlebotomy for diagnostic labs.

As a Clinical Nurse III (CN III), you will be a proficient and experienced clinician who provides nursing efficiently and effectively using a high level of technical and organizational skills as well as critical thinking ability. A CN III possesses an in depth knowledge in all aspects of nursing care for a specific unit patient population and consistently applies specialized knowledge and skills in the management of nursing care for individual or groups of patients and their families. A CN III is regarded as a guide for staff on patient care issues.

• Provides and precisely documents nursing process components and interventions for direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
• Performs skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access
• Observes, evaluates and expeditiously alters plan of care based on signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition
• When assigned charge nurse responsibility, coordinates unit activity throughout the shift, including the authorization of incidental overtime, initiates chain of command as appropriate

Qualifications:

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

License/Certifications:

• Current, unrestricted California RN license required
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross ACLS and PALS required
• Specialty certification required (or willing to acquire within one year from start date)

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience required
• Applicants with 1 - proven experience may be considered as a Clinical Nurse II
• Strong IV skills required
• Experience in an outpatient ambulatory clinic setting is beneficial

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.