RN Medical Surgical ICU
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will provide compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, implement individualized patient care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes. The role requires sound assessment skills, critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment. You will organize and prioritize care around patients’ needs and comfort; apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations; demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior; address or escalate ethical concerns; and serve as a patient advocate. You will assess unit-specific patient needs, develop and update individualized plans of care with measurable goals and time frames, include patients and families in planning, coordinate with other disciplines, implement appropriate interventions, and reassess patients to determine intervention effectiveness. Care and interventions should be adapted to the patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs. Appropriate use of equipment and supplies is required, including adherence to policies and protocols for transporting, handling, and storing intravenous fluids. The position is represented by CNA and covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. The employer is not currently accepting applications from new graduates or nurses new to the specialty. Information about new graduate and fellowship programs is available through the National Nurse Residency Program.
Requirements
- At least 6 months of previous acute care experience in the same unit.
- Current and active California Registered Nurse license.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), preferred upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide effective, comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patient needs and comfort.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to support a comprehensive, holistic, and effective plan of care.
- Apply current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate ethical issues.
- Serve as a patient advocate.
- Complete patient assessments competently and identify unit-specific physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge, and cultural needs.
- Develop an individualized plan of care based on assessment, with measurable goals and time frames; include the patient and family in planning.
- Coordinate care with other disciplines when indicated.
- Implement nursing and medical plan-of-care interventions, adapting them to the patient population, diagnosis, and age-specific needs.
- Use equipment and supplies appropriately and follow policies, procedures, and protocols for transporting, handling, and storing intravenous fluids.
- Reassess patients after interventions to verify effectiveness and update the plan of care to reflect current needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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