Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU

Prime Healthcare•Garden Grove, CA

1d•Onsite

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 is accountable for the care of assigned patients and works within the scope of practice while maintaining standards of care, patient privacy, and confidentiality. The role includes directing and guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel. The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
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.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice and maintain ICU standards of care.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
Remain accountable for the care provided to assigned patients.
Communicate with physicians about changes in clinical condition, 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.