RN Staff - 2 EW Tele - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)

Los Angeles, California

You'll care for med-surg, ICU and stepdown/telemetry patients, including those on advanced therapies. USC is an academic medical center.

Eligibility: TelemetryStepdownICUMed surg

Posted Jul 27 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour shifts · days RN Staff - 2 EW Tele - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)
Unit and setting: 2 EW Tele · Hospital RN Staff - 2 EW Tele - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)
License: RN license Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)California RN license
Term: Permanent RN Staff - 2 EW Tele - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)Full time

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed Req 0-1 year Must have less than 1 year of acute care experience as a Registered Nurse.
License: California RN license Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing) Check your license
Certification: BLS from American Heart Association Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Certification: ACLS required for ICU, stepdown and telemetry Req Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association *Required for Departments: Intensive Care, Step-down, Telemetry.
Certification: LA City fire life safety training within 30 days of hireAfter hire · within 30 days of hire
Certification: ACLS within 180 days or by end of orientation if new to telemetry or critical careAfter hire · obtain ACLS within 180 days or by the end of orientation RNs without prior telemetry or critical care experience will be required to obtain ACLS within 180 days or by the end of orientation, whichever is sooner.
Education: BSN required Req Bachelor's degree Nursing Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Experience: under 1 year of acute care RN experience
Also asks: current knowledge of treatment practices Req Current knowledge of treatment practices.
Also asks: knowledge of whole blood collection and apheresis procedures

Preferred

Certification: specialty certification Pref Specialty Certification

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What it pays

Against similar roles: California Telemetry median is $63/hrCalifornia Telemetry postings that state pay run $52/hr to $76/hr, the middle half $52/hr to $72/hr, across 66 postings. This posting's $46/hr to $99/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
Pay reviews: Offer pay depends on the job scope, experience, training and other factors. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position

The role and schedule

Charge: Charge shifts are part of the role
Union: union position RN Staff - 2 EW Tele - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)
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Day to day: ventilator care Ventilator care.
Day to day: arterial and CVP lines Arterial/CVP lines.
Day to day: lumbar drains Lumbar drains.
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Details: non-exempt position
Details: 343-bed acute care hospital Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital
Details: patient acuity completed by 0200 and 1400 daily Completes patient acuity by 0200/1400 daily.

The workplace

USC

Academic Medical Center

You are weighing Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles — a network of four hospitals (Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital) and more than 100 clinics across LA, Orange, Kern,…

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Preceptor pay offered at USC Arcadia Hospital

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Scheduling

12-hour day/night shifts common; flexible scheduling and Weekender program at Arcadia; night shift differential available

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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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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. Includes management of medical surgical patients, intensive care unit patients, and stepdown/telemetry unit patients with advanced therapeutic modalities.

What's around it?

In Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% above the US average

Median rent: $1,933/mo
Household income: $81,939/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Los Angeles, CA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals without a car cluster in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood, and parts of DTLA and Little Tokyo; mid-budget, transit-rich Koreatown is the workhorse pick and is described as more residential and family-oriented than it feels. Westwood sits beside UCLA; Culver City is growing around tech and media employers; Studio City mixes quieter Valley streets with restaurant access. Safer suburban value shows up in Glendale, Pasadena, Encino, Mar Vista, Playa Vista, and Porter Ranch (the lowest-priced of Extra Space’s 2026 five). You will live inside that pocket: Westside residents do not casually night-hop to Silver Lake.

Nurses and young professionals without a car cluster in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood, and parts of DTLA and Little Tokyo; mid-budget, transit-rich Koreatown is the workhorse pick and is described as more residential and family-oriented than it feels. Westwood sits beside UCLA; Culver City is growing around tech and media employers; Studio City mixes quieter Valley streets with restaurant access.

Safer suburban value shows up in Glendale, Pasadena, Encino, Mar Vista, Playa Vista, and Porter Ranch (the lowest-priced of Extra Space’s 2026 five). You will live inside that pocket: Westside residents do not casually night-hop to Silver Lake.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: simplemoving.us Source 4: quora.com Source 5: thebrassy.com

Getting aroundLocals answer distance in minutes, not miles; rush hour roughly 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. can stall even short hops, so living near the hospital beats any clever route. For downtown and USC-area shifts, Koreatown’s Purple Line to Metro Center plus the Expo Line is about 15-25 minutes; Chinatown’s Union Station has a free USC shuttle and Red Line access; East Hollywood’s Red Line is about 20-30 minutes; North Hollywood/Universal City is 40-50 minutes on the Red Line with Park-and-Ride. Silver Lake and Los Feliz have weak transit, so a car commute toward downtown is the norm. The Valley is more car-dependent and about 5-10 degrees hotter in summer than neighborhoods south of the hills; Kaiser in East Hollywood is one of the few hospital nodes named in neighborhood advice.

Locals answer distance in minutes, not miles; rush hour roughly 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. can stall even short hops, so living near the hospital beats any clever route. For downtown and USC-area shifts, Koreatown’s Purple Line to Metro Center plus the Expo Line is about 15-25 minutes; Chinatown’s Union Station has a free USC shuttle and Red Line access; East Hollywood’s Red Line is about 20-30 minutes; North Hollywood/Universal City is 40-50 minutes on the Red Line with Park-and-Ride.

Silver Lake and Los Feliz have weak transit, so a car commute toward downtown is the norm. The Valley is more car-dependent and about 5-10 degrees hotter in summer than neighborhoods south of the hills; Kaiser in East Hollywood is one of the few hospital nodes named in neighborhood advice.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: quora.com Source 2: thebrassy.com Source 3: simplemoving.us

OutdoorsThe Santa Monica Pier, wide beach, and beach bike path south through Venice skate park, Muscle Beach, the Venice Canals, and Marina del Rey’s North Jetty—or north toward Malibu Pier and El Matador State Beach—are the everyday outdoor circuit. Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood Sign hike, Barnsdall Park, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Los Leones, and the Getty Villa’s ocean-cliff gardens are the in-city trail-and-view hits. Foothill and canyon neighborhoods add runoff and fire-season exposure. Catalina Island and a PCH drive between Palos Verdes, Long Beach, and Malibu are classic weekend escapes; California’s nine national parks sit within a day’s drive.

The Santa Monica Pier, wide beach, and beach bike path south through Venice skate park, Muscle Beach, the Venice Canals, and Marina del Rey’s North Jetty—or north toward Malibu Pier and El Matador State Beach—are the everyday outdoor circuit. Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood Sign hike, Barnsdall Park, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Los Leones, and the Getty Villa’s ocean-cliff gardens are the in-city trail-and-view hits.

Foothill and canyon neighborhoods add runoff and fire-season exposure. Catalina Island and a PCH drive between Palos Verdes, Long Beach, and Malibu are classic weekend escapes; California’s nine national parks sit within a day’s drive.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: discoverlosangeles.com Source 2: bloggeratlarge.com Source 3: thebrassy.com Source 4: thebrassy.com Source 5: thehonestlocal.com

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Relocation assistance for moves greater than 60 miles including moving expenses and housing allowance at USC Arcadia Hospital

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Living in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a 469-square-mile region pretending to be one city: you will spend most of life within a few miles of home, so choose the neighborhood that matches your hospital and shifts. Santa Monica and Venice buy marine-layer summers, the pier, and the beach bike path at roughly $3,000-$5,000 rents; Koreatown, Chinatown, East Hollywood, and DTLA/Little Tokyo put nurses on the Purple, Red, or Expo lines (about 15-30 minutes toward downtown and USC). Los Feliz and Silver Lake offer Griffith Observatory, greener streets, and food from Ye Rustic Inn to Grand Central Market, with weaker transit. Encino, Porter Ranch, Glendale, and Pasadena trade heat and a car for space, schools, and higher safety scores (Porter Ranch safer than 94% of the city). Tradeoffs are steep housing, 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. gridlock, canyon wildfire risk, and visible homelessness—offset by 260-plus sunny days, mild winters, and a food-and-outdoors density few U.S. cities match.

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As of 2026Source 1: thebrassy.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: simplemoving.us Source 4: quora.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com Source 7: bloggeratlarge.com

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