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Job Description Make a difference every single day When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion, integrity and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and itxe2x80x99s just one of the many reasons wexe2x80x99ve achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence! Youxe2x80x99ll have everything you need to do something incrediblexe2x80x94for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of Americaxe2x80x99s Best Hospitals! The Nursing Research and Quality Improvement Department has an opportunity for an Advanced Practice RN (APRN) to help the older adult population improve their health and wellness with their “Elders Preserving Independence in the Community” (EPIC) research project. As a per diem APRN on the research team, you will commute to and conduct in-home nurse visits with older adults at designated sites in the Los Angeles area using the Comprehensive Geriatric Appraisal (CGA). Responsibilities: Identify and provide tailored recommendations and negotiate health behaviors/actions. Use the home setting to facilitate and to perform the physical, social, psychosocial, functional appraisal; medication review; health history reviews of chronic and acute illnesses; provide home and general environmental safety assessments and address barriers to recommendations. Develop a unique relationship with the client as a knowledgeable clinical consultant, participant advocate, teacher, and facilitator. Develop solutions in collaboration with participants, follow up, and facilitate adherence with recommendations. Educate, consult, recommend, identify and develop support service resources for good health with an emphasis on the role of the older person as an active agent in determining their own health and well-being (empowerment and self-care) Participate in Nurse Intervention APRN debriefings. Document according to research protocol requirements and on provided platforms. Qualifications Educational Requirements: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred. License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Valid California RN State License required. Nurse Practitioners or Clinical Nurse Specialists. American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. American Nurses Credentialling Center (ANCC) or national specialty certification required. Experience: Three years of recent acute care RN experience in specialty required. Req ID : 4357 Working Title : Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Per Diem – Nursing Research and Quality Improvement Department : Nursing Research Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Job Category : Nursing Job Specialty : Nursing Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT Primary Shift : Day Shift Duration : 12 hour Base Pay : $74.00 – $74.00