Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiology, Full-Time, Days (Bilingual Spanish)

The Registered Nurse provides expert professional nursing care; assess, plans, implements and evaluates the care rendered to patients with urgent, emergent or potential health problems. Utilizes knowledge of basic nursing principles, practices, ethics and concepts’ participates in the organization and management of the practitioner’s practice. Maintains positive relations with patients, family members, other visitors, and fellow employees.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Required Skills

• Interpret EKGs
• Start IVs
• Written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills.
• Basic organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Patient assessment.
• Clinical education related to specialty.
• Principles of patient/family teaching.
• Bilingual in Spanish Required

Required Experience

Required:

• Current California RN license.
• Evidence of continuing education.
• Current ACLS and BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• Prior experience in an acute care facility or formal classroom education

Preferred:

• BSN/MSN preferred.
• Prior experience with noninvasive cardiology testing