Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU

Prime Healthcare • National City, CA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe, direct patient care in the ICU using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The Registered Nurse is accountable for the care provided to assigned patients and communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. The role requires responding quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment and maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

Paradise Valley Hospital is a 291-bed acute care hospital and a member of Prime Healthcare. It offers a range of services, including emergency, surgical, cardiac catheterization, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and spine and joint care.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• 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 through 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.
• Maintain standards of care in the ICU.
• Take accountability for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed