Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA
3x12 hrs
Sign-On Bonus

Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience

GENERAL DUTIES: 

The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain optimal health.  Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.

Shift: Nights

Job type: Full Time

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: 

• Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
• Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the   ages of the patients served.
• Independently cares for two critically ill patients.
• Assesses and recognizes change in condition and notifies the physician appropriately; report to physician is accurate and concise; documents completely including reassessments.                     
• Provides head to toe critical assessment and reports utilizing critical thinking skills; includes change in condition; treatment rendered and vasoactive medication dosages.       
• Manages multiple drips and sedation. 
• Assesses and cares for patients on ventilators and understands alarms and parameters of the patient.
• Understands hemodynamic status of the patient; correlates swan reading BP; UO to assess appropriately.      
• Assists with bedside procedures- arterial line,
• Initiates interdisciplinary communications and incorporates recommendations.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of the patients served on the assigned unit.

Required

1yr or more ICU experience required 

• Current CA Registered Nurse License  
• Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing (ADN for Job Code G70AK only)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing (BSN for Job Code G70AD only)
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times)
• Current American Heart Association ACLS certification (maintain current at all times)
• Effective verbal and written skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with parents, families, and co-workers
• Possess active listening skills
• Compassionate and non judgmental care giver and advocate
• Able to independently manage multiple priorities
• Must comply with Respiratory Fit Testing Protection Policy
• Must successfully complete EKG test within the first 30 days of entry into this position
• NIHSS within the first 30 days of entry into this position

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