ICU RN

RN ICUJob Summary and ResponsibilitiesAs our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.Ensures that the patient is properly introduced to the unit & his/her surroundings within one hour after arrival in unit.Assesses the patient's admission status & documents this on the admission form & critical care record within 2 hours of arrival to unit.Reflects physiological condition & psychosocial needs of the patient. Reflects perceptions of patient and/or significant others of his/her health problem(s) & his/her expectations of the present hospitalization.Uses observational & interviewing skills to perform a priority patient assessment every shift.Makes rounds & documents patient's status on critical care record at least every 2 hours. Every hour for 1:1 ratio (i.e., CABG or ventilated patient).Identifies abnormal diagnostic data.Job RequirementsRequiredGraduate of an accredited RN programRegistered Nurse: CA RN LicenseBasic Life Support - CPR BLSAdvanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS within 90 daysPreferredOne to two years ICCU experienceWhere You'll WorkFounded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.One Community. One Mission. One CaliforniaUnless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.Success ProfileCollaborativeCompassionateEfficientGood ListenerOrganizedProblem-SolverYour Potential Career PathThis is a snapshot of your potential career path highlights the series of job positions that help you progress towards your goals and objectives. Ultimately, your career path depends on your career values and personal goals.While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!Our Total Reward offeringsAt CommonSpirit Health, we believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs.Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.For more information, please visit Total Rewards.Pay and RecognitionBalanced LifeWell-BeingProfessional GrowthFinancial FutureDependent Care