Registered Nurse-Critical Care Unit

Prime Healthcare•Encino, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Critical Care Unit delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The RN is directly responsible and accountable for the care of assigned patients. The RN communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms. The role requires responding quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment and maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality. This is a part-time, night-shift position. The compensation range is $40.41 to $69.32. Starting compensation is determined when an applicant is selected, considering factors such as skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
Minimum of one year as a staff RN in an acute care hospital; critical care experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Critical Care Course.
Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Critical care experience as a staff RN.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care.
Remain directly responsible and accountable for care given to assigned patients.
Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.