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RN Staff - 7 W Surgical ICU - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)

Keck Medical Center of USC

Los Angeles, California

Eligibility
Critical CareTelemetry
Shift
12-hour days
Unit
SICU

Posted Jul 27 · Not open to new grads

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour days
Term
Permanent
Practice
Union position
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Below most CA ICU postings

CA ICU postings that state pay run $47/hr to $76/hr, the middle half $50/hr to $69/hr, across 178 postings.

About this role

As an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients. The Registered Nurse is accountable for the coordination of patient care and education to the patient and family in accordance with the standards, policies, and practices in a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment.

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Required Qualifications: Req Bachelor's degree Nursing Degree in Nursing (BSN) Req 0-1 year Must have less than 1 year of acute care experience as a Registered Nurse. Req Current knowledge of treatment practices. Req Kn…· from this posting

Requirements

  • RN
  • CA RN License
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)
  • 0-1 year acute care experience as a Registered Nurse
  • Current knowledge of treatment practices
  • RN License (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
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  • BLS Certification (American Heart Association)
  • ACLS Certification (American Heart Association)
  • Fire Life Safety Training (LA City)

Place

City
Los Angeles, California
Median rent
$1,933/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$81,939/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
14% above the national average

Los Angeles area index 113.6, where 100 is the national average.

At 14% above the national average, LA's cost of living means your $80k–$150k nurse salary rents in Koreatown, East Hollywood, Glendale, or DTLA—not Westside buying. Koreatown packs families and Korean barbecue into noisy blocks with little greenery; Porter Ranch answers with trails, safety (safer than 94% of the city), and $681,550 median homes.

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Approximate location in Los Angeles, CA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

How this role fits you

About the employer

Keck Medical Center of USC
Academic Medical Center

Keck Medical Center of USC is an academic medical center and teaching hospital located in Los Angeles, California, operating as part of Keck Medicine of USC, the clinical enterprise of the University of Southern California. The facility includes specialized intensive…

Keck Medical Center of USC workplace

On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

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