RN (ICU) - Loan Forgiveness & $25,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Days (Norwalk)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Rosemead
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
The Critical Care Registered Nurse is specially trained in
hemodynamic monitoring and therapeutic equipment necessary to
provide specialized medical and/or surgical nursing care to acute
or complex, critically ill patients. Collaborates with
interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for
a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of
care between other disciplines, physicians, and support staff.
Performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the
psychosocial, psychomotor and age appropriate cognitive skills of
the patient/family/significant other to assess, plan, intervene and
advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the
continuum of care. Will reevaluate patient response and outcomes,
effectiveness of plan of care, and readiness for discharge and
revise plan or make referrals as necessary. Acts as a role model
and mentor to a variety of new graduate nurses, orientees and
support staff.As an acute care, 50-bed community hospital, Norwalk
Community Hospital provide quality healthcare to the Norwalk and
surrounding communities. This includes our 24/7 emergency
department and more than a dozen specialties, including pulmonary,
gastrointestinal, cardiology, internal medicine, orthopedics,
surgical services and more.
- Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient
medications, including intravenous titrations, invasive and
arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management,
treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate
manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing
practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical conditions,
taking appropriate action and documenting intervention.
Appropriately responds to RRT/Code Blues/Code Whites as assigned.
Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene,
and advocate as necessary. Intervenes appropriately in instances of
abuse, assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social
resources are not available. Makes appropriate referrals to resolve
patient issues effectively.
- Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment
plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating
patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other
interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments
and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as
well as response to care.
- Reviews patient test results, identifies critical results, and
communicates in a timely manner consistent with the condition of
the patient and correlates information into the plan of care.
Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence based, within
scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide standards of
nursing care, including core measures. Ensures Infection Control
procedures and HIPAA compliance.
- Collaborates with staff, physicians and members of the
healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines and support staff. Supervises, monitors and delegates
patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care
team, provides effective leadership and ensures that care is safe
and of high quality. Acts as a source of information and
articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance,
and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications.
Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge
plans.
- Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses
compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates
care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious,
gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors,
taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful
actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the
patient, families, physicians, and co-workers. Required
Qualifications:
- Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered
Nurse in the State of California
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
- AHA Basic Life Support
- Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in
English
- Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights,
weekends, and holidays
- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly
changing environment
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees
only)
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- One (1) year previous critical care nursing experience or
completion of a 6-week critical care training coursePreferred
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and
families
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) CertificationSign On
Bonus Eligibility: To be eligible for the Sign On Bonus, you must
have one or more years (1+) of acute care RN hospital experience.
Current Alta Hospital employees are not eligible and former Alta
Hospital employees may not be eligible. The Sign on Bonus Program
is only available for full-time RN positions. Bonus payments are
made in increments over the course of 24 months to active employees
in good standing.Pay Rate: Min - $49.00 - Max - $67.30
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, West Covina , RN (ICU) - Loan Forgiveness & $25,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Days (Norwalk), Healthcare , Rosemead, California
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