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The Registered Nurse ICU plans, coordinates, and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on assigned units, ensuring quality care is provided efficiently and safely according to the unit's standard of care. This role involves performing comprehensive head-to-toe assessments, monitoring hemodynamic status, and modifying the plan of care based on patient outcomes.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and hold a current Registered Nurse license by the State of California, along with required BLS certification. A minimum of two years of documented ICU experience or completion of an approved ICU training course is mandatory.
Requirements: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Job Summary The Registered Nurse ICU plans, coordinates and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units.
He/she ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the units standard of care.
He/she demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy and goals of the unit and organization; remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats staff, physicians, patients and families with consideration and respect.
This position is represented by RCHEA.
Standards of Behavior Line of Responsibility and Authority LINE OF AUTHORITY: RN II, Intensive Care Unit - Director of Intensive Care Unit Licenses and Certifications Professionalism and Self-Development Education and Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: At least two years of documented ICU experience and /or attend an approved ICU training course, which includes didactic and clinical experiences EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Basic computer skills EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: PALS and ACLS Certification within six months of hire LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: CCRN encouraged LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: Current license as a Registered Nurse by the State of California LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: ACLS Certification required LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: BLS Certification following American Heart Association guidelines required (no other cards accepted.) Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Use of Senses and Communications Skills ACCOMMODATIONS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee typically encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key responsibilities and essential functions.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Employee must conform with all HIPAA and other confid entiality regulations as required by the job, department, or hospital.
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD & BODY FLUIDS: Category 2 for potential exposure to blood body fluids. (Does not usually require the performance of procedures or other tasks in the work routine that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, but Category 2 tasks may require the unexpected performance of these procedures.) This job requires frequent bending (including the body bending from the waist), squatting, kneeling, climbing, work with arms above shoulder height, work with arms at shoulder height, standing, talking, hearing and performing repe titive hand motions.
This job requires frequent transferring of patients including pulling, lifting or pushing a patient side to side, to a sitting position, to a standing position, or laterally.
The employee will frequently push patients in wheelchairs, gurneys and beds.
The employee must demonstrate a pull lift of 50 pounds from the floor.
Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee will occasionally be sitting and walking inclines and declines.
The employee will not be driving or climbing ladders.
Job Roles RN II, Intensive Care Unit (AHCL) Adheres to the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct.
AGES SERVED (b): Child, Adolescent, AdultGeriatric.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients/individuals served.
Demonstrates and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patients/individuals status and interpret relative to his age-specific needs, and to provide the care/service needed.
Collaborates by working with others to achieve unit and organizational goals.
Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude for the unit staff.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the critical skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served in the Intensive Care setting.
Able to interpret data about the patients status in order to identify each patient's age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
Is flexible to changing systems.
Is receptive and responsive to new ideas.
Maintains and meets expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications and education requirements as outlined by local administration, Adventist Health (AH), The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and all other regulatory agencies.
Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on the interpretation of facts and evaluations of patient outcome; modifies the plan of care based upon evaluation.
Meets clinical competency requirements specific to the Intensive Care Unit.
Monitors hemodynamic status of patients to correctly interpret the findings.
Participates in unit and integrated service projects to improve organizational performance.
Performs head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments per policy.
This includes pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations.
Willingly performs other duties and innovations as assigned.
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
