Registered Nurse 12HR FT Nights – Critical Care Unit

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

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 preferred.
• Must challenge and successfully pass the Basic Dysrhythmia course curriculum within 21 days of hire.If 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 Association
• Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) within 30 days of hire/transfer

About the Hospital

Since 1892, we’ve been proud to play a part in Pasadena’s growth, health and vitality. For 131 years, we’ve grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized health care provider.
Outstanding care comes from outstanding nurses. It’s really that simple. In every nursing discipline and clinical unit, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your professional capabilities in a highly collaborative and supportive environment.
Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai.