BHU Day Shift Registered Nurse RN- South Campus Long Beach
College Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
Posted Jun 17
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
College Medical Center Long Beach is proud to be part of College Hospitals. We are dedicated to the highest quality of customer services delivered with a with a sense of warmth friendliness and organizational pride. Become part of a team that provides a respectful environment, flexibility, a tight knit group and autonomy to utilize your knowledge and experience.
Job Summary
We are looking for Registered Nurses to join us at College Medical Center South Campus. The RN will provide safe and therapeutic management of patient care to adult and elderly behavioral health patients through utilization of the Nursing process, in adherence to the Standards of Practice and policies and procedures, and in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
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Qualifications
Current CA RN license and AHA BLS for healthcare provider card upon hire
Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess and interpret data, determine patient care requirements and deliver care relative to the patients’ age specific needs.
Assures implementation of patient care based on identified needs and in a systematic and therapeutic manner as evidenced by the interdisciplinary treatment plan.
Establishes the priority of problems /needs according to the actual/potential threat to the patient.
Communicates the written plan of care, and changes to the plan, to the patient, family, significant other and other members of health care team through the report process and other methods as appropriate.
Understands the legal aspects of nursing and the importance of accurate and timely documentation according to standards and policy and procedures.
Minimum 1 year experience in acute psychiatric inpatient setting preferred.
CPI Certification within 30 days of hire
Schedule
- 12 hour shifts; 12 hours straight pay.
Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for College Medical Center roles, including but not limited to
- shift differential and other special pay practices, etc. The posted compensation for the position is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay that College Medical Center in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.
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Requirements
- RN
- CA RN license
- Nursing policy compliance
- Behavioral health hospital experience
- Patient and family consultation
- 12 hour shift
- Caregiving documentation requirements
- Inpatient
- Psychiatry
- RN License
Place
- City
- Long Beach, CA
- Median rent
- $1,871/mo
- Local household income
- $87,430/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% above the national average
- Address
- 2776 PACIFIC AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA, 90806
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Long Beach area index 113.6, where 100 is the national average.
Long Beach blends Southern California cool with a working-waterfront edge. The Belmont Shore shoreline and retro-Art-Deco downtown give the city its personality. Nurses relocating here get ocean breezes, a growing healthcare sector, and easy access to both L.A. and Orange County when the weekend calls for a change of scene.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
