SEASONAL REGISTERED NURSE - ICU - Per Diem - Nights

Sierra View Medical•Porterville, CA

45d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) independently provides holistic, individualized care using the Nursing Process for patients routinely seen on the ICU unit. This role demonstrates an advanced level of clinical competency, nursing judgment, teaching skills, and a commitment to improving the quality of patient care. The RN independently performs general and unit-specific clinical skills and contributes positively to the Sierra View Medical Center Department of Patient Care Services and the nursing profession. The position is responsible for assessment, treatment, and care appropriate to the ages of the patients served, demonstrating the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs. The RN must possess knowledge of growth and development and understand the range of treatment needed for all patient groups. This role requires the ability to work scheduled hours, including holidays, call-backs, weeknights, and weekends, and to participate in emergencies and community disasters as a designated disaster service worker. The employee must also recognize their affirmative duty to report perceived misconduct and work cooperatively under pressure to meet deadlines.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
Current BLS certification or obtain within orientation process, prior to hands-on patient care.
ACLS certification or obtain within six (6) months of assignment to department.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence if required.
Ability to calculate medications appropriate to patient population served.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to recognize patient education needs and seek necessary educational opportunities.
1+ years as an RN in ICU.
Must have and maintain current BLS certification.
Must have and maintain ACLS certification.

Nice To Haves

Successfully completes a class in basic arrhythmia recognition, and maintains competency.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the assessment, treatment, and/or care appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Demonstrates the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
Possesses knowledge of growth and development and has an understanding of the range of treatment needed for all patient groups.
Utilizes holistic assessment skills, recognizing subtle, covert or abnormal signs and symptoms.
Identifies nursing diagnosis and interdependent nursing problems and selects applicable nursing care standards to guide patient care.
Ensures that the Care Plan is specific and unique to the individual patient.
Safely performs nursing care, including safe administration of medication, troubleshoots equipment, and demonstrates skill in clinical problem-solving.
Ensures that the nursing care provided is consistent with the established Nursing Plan of Care, the Medical Plan of Care, and the ages of the patients served.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the Plan of Care and communicates through exchange report, making recommendations for future care.
Communicates evaluation of, or changes in, patient status, providing supportive data to the physician or health care team.
Demonstrates adherence to the Joint Commission "National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals".
Documentation reflects compliance with established Hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge of role by adherence to NPSGs as it relates to area of practice.
Demonstrates an understanding of the use, actions, and interactions of drugs used in combination for patients with multi-system problems.
Completes required unit-specific performance criteria checklist.
Demonstrates proper Infection Prevention skills related to central lines and indwelling Foley catheters.
Reports quality or Risk Management issues through appropriate lines of authority.
Maintains current knowledge of health care trends that affect the clinical practice of Nursing on the unit.
Upholds all aspects of the Nursing Practice Act as defined by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Provides evidence of adherence to all nine (9) ANA Code of Ethics for the Nursing profession.
Performs the role of Intensive Care Unit RN according to the policies and procedures of Sierra View Medical Center and Critical Care Services.
Maintains certification by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Successfully completes a class in basic arrhythmia recognition, and maintains competency.
Initiates appropriate measures to support patient survivability and maintains functionality during life-threatening events.
Communicates patient needs with other care providers in an effective and timely manner.
Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command for effective issues resolution at SVMC.
Ensures the ICU rooms are set up properly to receive the critically ill patient in an efficient manner.
Demonstrates ability to care for the ICU patient population by passing the annual unit-specific competencies.
Is ready for shift huddle, in attendance on site, and arrives to work on time.