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The ICU Registered Nurse position provides professional and technical skills to ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene and the protection of Adolescent, Adult and Elderly patients in the provision of patient care.
This position supports the Mission of the Hospital through the provision of distinctive and compassionate care to our patients.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Current California RN license
- Must have current BLS (AHA) for healthcare providers upon hire.
- Must be CPI certified and ACLS card within 30 days of employment.
- One-year previous clinical experience in critical care nursing in an acute care facility preferred.
- Must possess excellent assessment skills, knowledge of ventilators, hemodynamics vasopressor drips, and EGK monitoring.
- Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age group served on the unit. Knowledge of growth and development over the life span. Must be able to speak, read and write in English.
MAJOR TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Appropriately manages the care of medical and surgical patients during the critical phase of the disease and/or recovery process.
- Reviews patient history, diagnostic data and physician orders/notes prior to interviewing patient/family/significant other.
- Collects data by interviewing patient, family/significant other within specified time frame.
- Performs biophysical assessment within specified time frame.
- Assess educational level, learning needs, preferred teaching methods and barriers to learning.
- Assesses and monitors homodynamic changes and reports abnormal diagnostic data and/or changes in patient’s condition to physician in a timely manner.
- Collaborates with the patient/family/significant other and other disciplines, as appropriate, to develop an individualized written plan of care based on the prioritized needs identified in the assessment process.
- Communicates the written plan of care, and changes to the plan, to patient/family/significant other and other members of the health care team through the report process and other methods as appropriate.
- Updates / revises the written plan of care as patient needs are resolved and/or as patient condition changes.
- Reviews and implements physician orders accurately and timely.
- Performs basic nursing procedures, specific unit based nursing procedures and/or standardized procedures safely, accurately and efficiently per policy and procedure.
- Recognizes life threatening patient complications and/or situations and responds immediately by initiating and participating in emergency procedures within scope of practice.
- Administers the right medication, in the right dose to the right patient in the appropriate route and on time, 100% of the time.
- Administers titrated I.V. medications accurately 100% of the time
- Evaluates effectiveness and patient response to treatments, procedures and medications. Provides alternative interventions as needed and reevaluates.
- Monitors patient behavior to evaluate effectiveness of patient teaching provided.
- Maintains knowledge and skills in clinical specialty through success completion of a minimum 8 C.E.U.’s annually, attendance at seminar, reading and reporting on a professional journal article and/or attending in-service education functions.
- Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
* Customer Service
· Exhibits behavior that is courteous, compassionate, polite, friendly, and respectful towards patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers and extends self to make patients, visitors, clinical staff, and peers feel welcome and respected.
Salary: $49.74 – $60.93 per hour
Benefits (Full-Time Only):
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Weekly schedule:
- Rotating weekends
- 12 hour shifts
Work Location: In person
