The hospital looking for qualified applicants for various registered nurse jobs is based in Long Beach, California. It’s Emergency Department is the largest of its kind in California and among the newest and most advanced in the entire United States. Each year, they treat approximately 80,000 patients.
One of Los Angeles County’s original trauma centers, the Emergency Department (ED) and Trauma Center underwent an $11-million renovation in 2002, expanding the department to 32,000 square feet with 53 beds and creating a dedicated children’s area. Their pediatric emergency department and trauma center is one of only a few hospitals in the area that meets special criteria for providing pediatric emergency and trauma care. Each year, they treat approximately 25,000 children. The said hospital that is looking qualified applicants for registered nurse jobs vacancy is recognized as an Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) with staff certified in Pediatric and Adolescent Life Support (PALS). For the most serious of cases, their pediatric emergency department provides seamless transition to their renowned pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). As a paramedic base station hospital, they handle approximately 1,000 paramedic calls per month. Paramedic base hospitals play an important role in the assessment and treatment of patients before they arrive in the emergency department, with physicians and registered nurses communicating with paramedics via radio. They are staffed with mobile intensive care registered nurses and emergency physicians 24 hours per day, seven days a week and provide continuing education and quality improvement programs for all paramedic units that are assigned to them. In fact, the said hospital is the only private, not-for-profit children’s hospital in Los Angeles and Orange Counties to serve as a paramedic base.
Minimum Qualifications for Registered Nurse Jobs Applicants:
- Registered Nurse currently licensed to practice in the State of California
- 2 years experience as a registered nurse in the Emergency Section preferred
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications are required.
All qualified individuals who are interested to apply for the said registered nurse jobs may log on to their website by clicking HERE and search for the Req Number.
Department: Emergency Services
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Nights
Hours: 7pm-7:30am
Req. Number 302820