Job Description

Make a difference every single day at Cedars-Sinai!

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters!

This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it?s just one of the many reasons we?ve achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing perfection. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you?ll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America?s Best Hospitals.

The New-Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) Residency Program is a full-time employment opportunity. The program lasts approximately one year and consists of 13 didactic and interactive workshops spread throughout the year. Also coordinated into this program are eight weeks (24 shifts) of precepted clinical orientation. You will be supported by unit leadership, educators and advanced practice nurses during your time in the program. 

Job Summary: 

A Clinical Nurse I (CN I) is a novice with less than one year of nursing experience who provides nursing care in an effective and safe manner to a select group of patients and families, carries out established nursing regimes, and plans of nursing care under the mentorship of a preceptor or other designated RN.

The scope of responsibility, duties and accountability at the facility department and position levels including knowledge and practice of the clinical/technical skills vital to the position consistent with the Nurse Practice Act. Nursing job duties are to meet the Nurse Practice Act, Title 22, The Joint Commission and the Plan for Provision of Nursing Care and the Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, and other regulatory requirements.

This nurse may also be re-entering nursing after being out of acute care nursing for five or more years. Unless is an internal hire who has progressed to RN licensure, a BSN or higher nursing degree is required to participate in the nursing residency program.

Qualifications

Requirements to qualify for the New Grad RN Residency Program:

• Education: Graduate from a state accredited nursing program (CCNE or ACS WASC) within the last 12 months; ADN, BSN, MSN in nursing with a 3.0 nursing GPA or above by the application date.
• Licensure: Valid California Registered Nurse license by the application date
• Certification: 
• ACLS required
• Experience: You have less than nine months paid registered nurse experience on the application date.

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