"Per Diem Nurse Float - Periop Float Pool - Days"

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Position Summary: Incumbent provides patient care to an assigned group of patients in a procedural area inclusive of Cardiac Cath lab, IR and Neuro IR, ensuring effective collaboration with the interdisciplinary teams in creation and implementation of the plan of care. Performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychomotor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other utilizing knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Evaluates patient outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care and readiness for discharge. Participates in unit related projects as needed. Serves as a role model, mentor and resource to other clinical staff in the area and may function as a Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) as requested by the supervisor/manager. Required to float between the Orange and Irvine locations as needed.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Required to float between the Orange and Irvine locations as needed.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must possess skill, knowledge and ability to circulate, monitor patients.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Moderate Sedation Experience.
• Minimum 2 years nursing experience in a Critical Care, Emergency Care setting or 2 years Procedural Nursing experience in Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Cath Lab.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Current CA RN license.
• All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to maintain flexibility and work well in a fast paced, constantly changing environment.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.
• Ability to cover call shifts (24/7).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of applicable regulatory requirements.
• Skill, knowledge and ability to provide procedural nursing care during electrophysiology procedures and/or device implant procedures.
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms.
• Knowledge and practical application of hemodynamic monitoring.
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Basic Life Support.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Education: Not specified in detail.