Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Inpatient Pain Service - Per Diem - 10hr Days at Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Jun, 26

Salary

92.0

Posted On

12 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient-Centered Care, Evidence-Based Strategies, Medication Management, Pain Assessment, Discharge Planning, Nursing Process, Clinical Supervision, Research Involvement, Consultative Services, Patient Advocacy, Safety Implementation, Pharmacology, Interventional Procedures, Multidisciplinary Care, Adaptability

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

At Cedars-Sinai, the work you do every day directly impacts others' lives. Our passionate and dedicated culture has earned us six Magnet designations for nursing excellence. Join us and discover why U.S. News & World Report recognizes us as one of America's Best Hospitals! At Cedars-Sinai Pain Center, we focus on improving life quality for individuals with acute, chronic, and cancer pain. We also support patients with facial disorders and diseases. Inpatient pain services deliver multidisciplinary care for acute postoperative, chronic, or complex pain. The aim is to improve function, mobility, and overall quality of life. These services often take place in hospital or rehab environments. They include medication management, therapy, and interventional procedures. Responsibilities: * Focus on compassionate, patient-centered care. * Applies evidence-based multimodal and interventional pain strategies. * Aims to lessen pain, improve patient satisfaction, reduce hospital stays, and provide ongoing education. * Evaluation and medical management for admitted peri-operative and non-perioperative patients. * Discharge recommendations 24-48 hours prior to discharge. * Daily evaluations and recommendations as needed. * Responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process, supervision of clinical practice, research involvement, consultative services, inter and intra departmental liaison, education, leadership, and patient care management. * Grasp the complexities of acute and chronic pain in the peri-operative environment. * Assess and evaluate patients in order to synthesize an adequate pain regimen including interventional plan management procedures, in the context of psychological, physiologic and social factors. * Demonstrate adaptability in various health care environments, including the peri-operative setting. * Understand the pharmacology of narcotics and other medications in relation to their physiologic consequences. * Serve as a patient advocate throughout the care process and represent the medical center at regional and national meetings/conferences. * Identify safety concerns and implement measures to ensure a safe environment. Provide appropriate assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients. Consider developmental achievements of the population served.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities focus on providing compassionate, patient-centered care using evidence-based multimodal and interventional pain strategies for admitted peri-operative and non-perioperative patients. This includes daily evaluations, discharge recommendations, and managing the application of the nursing process, supervision, and education.