RN ICU Full Time Nights - $10,000 Sign on Bonus

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Reporting to the Administrative Director, this position is responsible for planning, coordinating and providing high quality, individualized patient care using the components of the nursing process.

• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to, identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the populations checked: Adult (x) Geriatric (x).
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and adjusts nursing care interventions appropriately to ensure optimal patient care.
• Knowledgably administers medications per protocol/policy, observing and documenting patient's response.
• Assess patients' conditions and develops and updates individual plans of care
• Monitors physiological, cognitive status of patients and timely report changes to physicians and/or other appropriate personnel, includes follow-up on lab/test results.
• Documents in a clear, complete, legible, organized and timely manner, demonstrating critical thinking skill in the nursing process.
• Maintains current competencies and skill levels required for work/specialty area.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement programs

Job Qualifications

Minimum Education (Indicate minimum education or degree required.)

• Graduate of RN Training Program
• Completion of a basic EKG course

Preferred Education (Indicate preferred education or degree required.)

• Prefer Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate minimum years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.)

• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to work in a union environment.

Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate preferred years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.)

• Minimum one (1) year recent experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• One (1) year experience in ICU setting preferred.

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation (List any licensure or certification required and specify name of agency.)

• California RN license
• American Heart Association BLS
• American Heart Association ACLS
• Basic EKG
• NIHSS (Stroke)
• Assault Response Competency (ARC) (required within 30 days of hire)
• Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of hire)

Status: Full Time Shift: Nights Shift Hours: 12hrs (6:45pm - 7:15am) Bi-Weekly Hours: 72hrs FTE: 0.9