Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care in the ICU 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, as well as the activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining standards of care. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. The role includes communicating with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms. The nurse must respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. La Palma Intercommunity Hospital is a 141-bed acute-care community hospital and the only hospital in La Palma. It describes a safe, comfortable, and caring environment and offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with options intended to accommodate individual needs.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it 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 experience.
- Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
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 care given to assigned patients.
- Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s 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.
- Voluntary benefit options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
