Registered Nurse - Critical Response - Float Pool

Prime Healthcare • Reno, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Mary’s Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. As a long-standing community partner with a 116-year history, Saint Mary’s Health Network offers Northern Nevada inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services. Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, as well as named one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Fortune/Merative and America’s Best 250 hospitals by Healthgrades, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program and more. The health system, a member of Prime Healthcare, also operates a fully-integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics. For more information, visit www.SaintMarysReno.com . Responsibilities The Critical Response Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Critical Response nurse assists in departments with Moderate Sedation, responds to patient emergencies within the hospital and assists with patient needs. The Critical Response Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the assigned unit. The Critical Response Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients; He/She communicates with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Current PALS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Moderate Sedation experience required.
• Minimum of one year as a Critical Care or Emergency staff RN in acute care hospital.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within 90 days of hire and every year thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Specialty RN certification, preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice
• assists in departments with Moderate Sedation
• responds to patient emergencies within the hospital and assists with patient needs
• directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the assigned unit
• directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients
• communicates with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology
• Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed