Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU

Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center•Garden Grove, CA

4d•$54 - $67•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 role includes directing and 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, communicates patient clinical changes to physicians—including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms—and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained. Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center is a 167-bed community hospital in Southern California and a member of Prime Healthcare. It provides acute care services including medical/surgical care, critical care, emergency services, orthopedics, maternity care, and wound care.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of 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 accountable for care delivered to assigned patients.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions 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.