Current Department Employees: Staff Nurse - ICU

Tahoe Forest Health System•Truckee, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides nursing services to patients admitted to the hospital intensive care unit. The role involves assessing physical and psychosocial needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual patient care plans, and coordinating resources for effective patient care. The Staff Nurse will also educate patients and/or significant others, utilize equipment properly, and participate in departmental growth and quality improvement activities. The role requires effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills, and adherence to patient care standards and hospital policies.

Requirements

Graduation from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing.
The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.
Current California Registered Nurse Licensure Upon hire
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Certificate Upon hire
Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification) - Within 3 months of hire into job
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): Employees that have never been certified must take a live initial AHA certification class. Employees with recently expired certifications will be enrolled in Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Within 3 months of hire into job
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Bio-Chemo Within 6 months of hire into job
One year full time ICU experience as an RN.

Responsibilities

Assesses physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
Plans individual care of patient and documents care plan.
Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
Evaluates effectiveness of interventions.
Identifies and provides education to patient and/or significant other.
Coordinates resources for complete and effective patient care.
Possesses effective communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Utilizes equipment properly.
Participates in departmental growth and development.
Pursues professional growth.
Follows patient care standards.
Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, an allay apprehension.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatment and examination of patient, as appropriate.
Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
Documents nursing history and physical assessment for assigned patients.
Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by physician and/or hospital policy including patient and family instruction.
Makes beds, bathes and feeds patients.
Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.
Ability to work standby.
Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
Complies with System policies and procedures.
Other duties as may be assigned.