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Registered Nurse 12HR-Critical Care Unit
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Job ID: R-27419
Category: Nursing
Department: Critical Care Unit
Shift: Days
Location: Pasadena, CA
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When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we've grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you'll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.
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Compensation Range:
Anticipated Base compensation rate is in the range of $45.60 - $67.83 / Hour depending on qualifications and experience.
*12 hour shifts at Huntington Health are overtime-based (not a straight time rate for all 12 hours). Therefore, employees who work a full 12-hour shift will be paid their base rate for 8 hours AND overtime (1.5) for hours up to 12.
Department:
601000 Critical Care Unit
Expectations:
Responsible for coordination of care to meet identified needs of the patient/family. Supervises the management of patient care utilizing critical thinking and nursing process, discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services, monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, care planning and evaluating outcomes. Coordinates patient care across the health care continuum, and assists other team members with meeting individual patient needs. This position may require flexibility of hours.
EDUCATION:Bachelor's degree (BSN) required. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) will be considered if enrolled in a BSN program with degree completion within 2 years of date of hire or date of transfer to an RN position. Diploma or transcripts on highest degree earned required.
EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:Minimum 1 year of current experience in acute care area of expertise/equivalent service area, 2 years preferred. Critical Care unit and Trauma nursing experience challenge and successfully pass the Basic Dysrhythmia course curriculum within 21 days of new to critical care, must successfully pass the Critical Care Core Curriculum and complete required on-unit preceptorship. Basic computer skills/experience with computerized documentation systems required.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:Required:Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS), and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider (ACLS) issued by American Heart AssociationCurrent National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) within 30 days of hire/transfer
SKILLS:Care of the patient receiving Sedation/AnalgesiaCare of the patient with Hemodynamic monitoring and/or supportCare of the patient with Neurological monitoringCare of the patient with Pulmonary monitoring and/or support, including ventilatorsCare of the Trauma patient
Must be willing and able to work in a face paced, frequently changing be willing and able to multi-task effectively to accomplish work assignments.1. Demonstrates competent knowledge base in pathophysiology of the cardio vascular patient; through appropriate assessment, critical thinking skills, and plan of care, which is measured by addressing: a. Organ perfusion and cardiac output. b. Patient activity, and c. Dysrhythmias.2. Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the neuro patient; through appropriate assessment and critical thinking skills. Formulates and implements an ongoing patient specific plan of care, which is measured by addressing: a. Adequate cerebral perfusion pressures. b. Patient safety. c. The appropriate levels of stimulation for the patient are monitored/documented and maintained by the RN.3. Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the respiratory patient, through the appropriate assessment and critical thinking skills. Formulates and implements an ongoing patient specific plan of care, which is measured by addressing: a. Maintenance of normal or appropriate O2/CO2 levels. b. The ability to identify and appropriately intervene in emergent situations related to (a). c. Weaning assessment with appropriate sedation and daily rapid shallow breathing index, (RSBI), as indicated on the mechanically ventilated patient.4. Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the metabolic patient; through appropriate assessment and critical thinking skills. Formulates and implements an ongoing patient specific plan of care, which is measured by addressing: a. The nurse's ability to monitor and interpret acid-base balance and lab values as they relate to the patient. b. Patient's nutritional status. c. Optimal glucose control (80-110).5. Demonstrates competent knowledge base for all current and future unit and hospital specific core measures implemented to improve patient outcomes through appropriate assessment and critical thinking skills. Formulates and implements an ongoing patient specific plan of care, which is measured by adherence to: a. Incorporating Ventilator Bundle on all mechanically ventilated patients for the purpose of reducing the risk of ventilator acquired pneumonia. b. Incorporating blood stream infection prevention standards for the purpose of reducing the risk of central line catheter BSI in all patients that have a central line inserted. -Support use of central line cart. -Adhere to appropriate Hand Hygiene. -Support complete/full barrier precautions. c. Incorporating Sepsis bundle using "Trigger Tool" to identify suspected/identified critically ill patients for the purpose of initiating early goal directed therapy. d. Incorporating appropriate sedation management and use of approved Sedation-Agitation Scale e. Incorporating optimal pain management set to the patients functional pain goal per policy and procedure. f. Patient-centered care philosophy. -Allowing patients' loved ones to have access to them, as long as access does not impair delivery of quality medical care. g. Palliative care bundle, supportive care and communication.6. Demonstrates technical skills to safely operate a
Compensation Information:
$45.6 / Hourly - $45.6 / Hourly
Starting At: 45.6 Hourly
Up To: 67.83 Hourly
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