Clinical Nurse I: CCU
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I – Critical Care role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in a critical care unit including Neuro ICU, CCU, and Sub ICU. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program (for Magnet designated facilities).
- Successful completion of a basic Critical Care Course or equivalency required prior to clinical rotation (for CCU, ICU, Neuro, Surgical Neuro ICU).
- Successful completion of ECG test required (for CCU, ICU, Neuro, Surgical Neuro ICU).
- Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification (for ICU, Neuro, Surgical Neuro ICU).
- Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalency required (for Sub ICU).
- Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.
- Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
- Current ACLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
- NIHSS required (for Neuro ICU, Irvine ICU).
- Completes series of six (6) neuroscience classes within one (1) year of hire (for Neuro ICU).
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- Critical Care and Open Heart experience preferred (for CCU).
- Critical Care experience preferred (for ICU).
- Previous Sub-Intensive, Intermediate, Progressive or Critical Care experience, previous sheath pull experience, previous fem-stop and closure device experience preferred (for Neuro).
- Previous Sub-Intensive, Intermediate, Progressive or Critical Care experience, previous sheath pull experience, previous fem-stop and closure device experience preferred (for Sub ICU).
- Critical Care experience preferred (for Surgical Neuro ICU).
- IABP, CRT Certification, and CCRN Certification preferred (for CCU).
- CCRN / CNRN &/or SCRN preferred (for Neuro ICU).
- PCCN &/or CCRN preferred (for Sub ICU).
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in a critical care unit.
- Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure safe, timely, and appropriate quality patient care.
- Performs physical assessments.
- Administers nursing interventions.
- Manages pain.
- Administers medications.
- Collects specimens.
- Meets nutritional needs of patients.
- Provides patient teaching and discharge needs.
- Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices.
- Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary.
- Confers with appropriate resource personnel for ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
