Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care Unit

Encino Hospital Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

11d•$40 - $69•Onsite

About The Position

Encino Hospital Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Critical Care Unit. The 150-bed hospital in Encino, California, serves a diverse population and provides a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services in a caring environment. The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct 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 nurse is accountable for the care of assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and diagnostic results to physicians, responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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 the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care.
Remain directly responsible and accountable for the care of assigned patients.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical condition to physicians, 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.