RN Tele IMCU

CommonSpirit Health•Redding, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves performing assessments and skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes. The RN uses assessment skills, critical thinking, and a patient-first approach in a fast-paced environment. The RN performs routine physical and psychosocial assessments, follows written care plans and applicable standards and guidelines, and notifies physicians as appropriate. The nurse formulates plans of care based on individual and patient population needs, participates in planning routine transitional health care needs, adapts education for patients and families, and integrates teaching into care delivery. The RN prioritizes care, identifies and addresses problems, makes independent clinical decisions based on education and experience, advocates for patient rights, and seeks counsel to resolve conflicts. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center serving nearly 300,000 residents across a six-county region. It provides inpatient and outpatient services and specialized care, including cardiovascular, stroke, orthopedic, neurological surgery, cancer, maternity, and robotic surgery services. Its network also includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Call may be required.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
Current California RN license.
One year of recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience; training opportunities may be considered for candidates with less than one year of acute care experience if operationally feasible.
Basic dysrhythmia class.
Verbal and written communication skills and computer skills.
Current ACLS and BLS certifications through the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform routine physical and psychosocial assessments to collect basic data.
Follow the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, and pathways, notifying physicians as appropriate.
Formulate plans of care for individual and patient population needs.
Participate in planning routine transitional health care needs, including treatment and patient placement options.
Adapt educational programs and information to individual patients and families by modifying teaching strategies or content.
Integrate education into patient care delivery.
Prioritize care efficiently and offer solutions to problems.
Make independent clinical decisions based on education and experience.
Advocate for patient rights, identify potential conflicts, and seek counsel for conflict resolution.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.