Rn Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.
• Current Florida nursing license.
• Current BLS certification upon hire.
• ACLS, PALS, and/or required specialty training or course completion, or obtain it within three months of employment.
• Successfully pass any pre-employment assessments required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• One year of full-time or three years of part-time experience in an acute-care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, competent, patient-centered nursing care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy.
• Provide professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
• Demonstrate Service Excellence standards.
• Recognize signs and symptoms of stroke and initiate a stroke alert overhead; verbalize the stroke alert process.
• Perform NIHSS assessments and bedside swallow evaluations.
• Assist with telemedicine consultations and physician examination and evaluation of thrombolytic therapy inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Mix, administer, and monitor thrombolytic therapy when the patient is deemed a candidate.
• Prepare patients for endovascular treatment as indicated.
• Assume patient care while the patient is in the Emergency Department.
• Maintain current stroke knowledge by completing NIHSS training and at least eight hours of stroke-related training annually.

Benefits

• Full benefits
• Overtime opportunity
• Continuing education options
• Opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement