Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care Unit
About The Position
Encino Hospital Medical Center is a 150-bed hospital in Encino, California, and a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The hospital serves a diverse population and provides a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services in a caring environment. Its multidisciplinary staff includes 330 physicians and 520 professional support staff. The Registered Nurse in the Critical Care Unit delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient 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 care provided to assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and diagnostic findings 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 as current.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it as current.
- At least 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.
- 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 provided to assigned patients.
- Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms to physicians.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- 401K retirement plan.
- Medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Additional voluntary benefit options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
