Registered Nurse (RN)-Cardiology

Shasta Regional Medical Center • Redding, CA

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About The Position

Shasta Regional Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Short Stay Unit. The hospital is a 226-bed acute care facility serving Northern California and is part of Prime Healthcare. The Registered Nurse provides patient-centered care with compassion, dignity, and respect, using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the nurse’s scope of practice and includes guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care.

The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care delivered to assigned patients. The role includes communicating with physicians about changes in clinical condition, cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms, and responding promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. This is a per diem position on the day shift. The stated compensation is $57.53; the final starting compensation is determined at hire based on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
• At least one year as a staff RN in an acute care hospital; critical care experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a Critical Care Course.
• 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.
• Guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Short Stay Unit.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patient clinical condition, cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.

What This Job Offers

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