RN - Neuro ICU (Full-Time, 36, Night)

Centstone HC•Honolulu, HI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Queen’s Medical Center, founded in 1859, is the largest private, nonprofit hospital in Honolulu with 575 acute care beds. It serves as a major referral center for various specialties and is the only hospital in Hawaii with an organ transplant program and the state's first and only level one trauma center. The Queen Emma Tower Neuroscience ICU (NSICU) is a 14-bed unit (8 beds on QET4D and 6 beds on QET 5D) dedicated to the care of patients with neurological illnesses. The unit operates 24/7 with neurointensivist and neuroscience acute care nurse practitioner coverage. QMC's NSICU is the only one of its kind in Hawaii and supports the state's first TJC Comprehensive Stroke Center, ACS Level I Trauma Center, and NAEC Level IV Epilepsy Center. The NSICU provides care for adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients with conditions such as post-neurosurgical procedures, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, CNS tumors, status epilepticus, and neuromuscular illnesses. The unit can also accommodate overflow patients from medical, surgical, and cardiac ICUs.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.
Registered Nurse, State of Hawaii
Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing
Current BLS certification.
Current ACLS certification.
Current PALS certification.
Twelve (12) months of ICU RN experience required, preferably within the last three (3) years.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.
If not certified upon hire, must obtain within three (3) months of entrance into the position.

Responsibilities

Coordinating clinical care of patient.
Integrating all health care providers to ensure high quality patient/family outcomes.
Establishing a consistent and accountable relationship with patient/family.
Initiation and development of the plan of care.
Patient/family education.
Utilization management.
Discharge planning.