Clinical Nurse II: CCU

Hoag•Newport Beach, CA

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse II 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 health care disciplines to deliver safe, timely, appropriate, and high-quality patient care. Care includes physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, addressing nutritional needs, and meeting patient teaching and discharge needs. The nurse uses the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs, evaluates and adjusts care as necessary with consultation, and confers with appropriate resource personnel when addressing ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas. The role maintains working knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and procedures, and includes other duties as assigned. Clinical Nurse II nurses also participate in a Hoag Committee or Council with at least 50% attendance, communicate quarterly with the Unit Practice Council (UPC) about committee or council work, and complete three supplemental activities per year.

Requirements

One year of nursing experience.
Current, active Registered Nurse license in good standing in the State of California.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.
ACLS certification upon hire.
For CCU: successful completion of a basic Critical Care Course or equivalent before clinical rotation.
For CCU: successful completion of an ECG test.
For units with telemetry monitoring: successful completion of an ECG test.
At Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required, or the BSN program must be started within one year of hire and the degree attained within two years of starting the program.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Critical Care experience preferred.
Open Heart experience preferred.
For CCU: IABP certification preferred.
For CCU: CRT certification preferred.
For CCU: CCRN certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care for assigned critical care patients in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
Collaborate with other health care disciplines to ensure safe, timely, appropriate, high-quality patient care.
Perform physical assessments and nursing interventions, manage pain, administer medications, collect specimens, address nutritional needs, and meet patient teaching and discharge needs.
Use the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
Evaluate and adjust the nursing care process as necessary, consulting as needed.
Consult appropriate resource personnel when making decisions involving ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.
Maintain working knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
Participate in a Hoag Committee or Council with at least 50% attendance.
Communicate quarterly with the Unit Practice Council (UPC) about committee or council work.
Complete three supplemental activities per year.
Perform other duties as assigned.