Night Shift ICU Nurse, Doctor's Hospital

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Shift: Nights
Job Type: Per Diem
The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain optimal health. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.
Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Assesses and recognizes change in condition and notifies the physician appropriately; report to physician is accurate and concise; documents completely including reassessments.
Consistently demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of the patients served on the assigned unit.
Acts as a liaison between patient, physicians, family/significant other and other health disciplines.
Initiates and documents progressive patient and family/significant teaching.
Completes acuity evaluation on all assigned patients according to unit protocol.
Consistently performs proficiently on nursing unit. Including but not limited to: Manages an average caseload specific to unit. Administers medications prescribed by physicians according to policy, including IV’s, blood and blood products. Consistently checks for new patient orders throughout the shift and implements them in an appropriate timeframe.
Completes an end of shift review of physician orders.
Notifies the physician in time appropriate to the variance.
Functions as a charge nurse as assigned.
Supports changes in clinical practice as evidenced by the plan of care for the patient and subsequent documentation.
Ensures compliance with Departmental policies and procedures. Assume responsibility for knowledge and implementation of policy, procedure, practice, CPG, changes.
Maintains competence in nursing practice through in-services and participation in ongoing continuing education per year.
Participates in the Quality Improvement Program.
Consistently demonstrates accountability for supervision and communication when assigned with students/orientates, and float personnel.
Reports, documents, and takes appropriate action (by the end of shift) for incidents and or quality care issues that may affect the patient’s or staff well-being.
Consistently assesses patients for risk of injury and takes appropriate action to reduce risk and promote safety.
Uses restraints according to policy and consistently explores other options less restrictive. Accurate documentation demonstrated in medical record.
Serves as advocate for patient/family by providing information and assists in utilization of available resources and or alternatives for making health care decisions (i.e. advanced directives, ethics consult etc.)
Establishes or assesses proper identification prior to delivery of care.
Requests clarification of Physician orders as necessary
Current CA Registered Nurse License
Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing (ADN for Job Code G70AK only)
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing (BSN for Job Code G70AD only)
Compassionate and non judgmental care giver and advocate
Must comply with Respiratory Fit Testing Protection Policy
1yr or more ICU experience is required/ experience in open heart preferred
#Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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