Clinical Nurse RN - Surgical ICU - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Night - Full-time - Eligible for up to $10K in New Hire Incentives

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On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$56.580 - $70.170 - $83.760

 

The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and Sharp Professional Nurses Network, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, NUHHCE, AFSME, AFL-CIO.  Placement within the range is based on years of RN experience.

Summary

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at Sharp Memorial Hospital is an intense and fast moving 24-bed unit. Our primary patient populations are cardiac surgical, major trauma and complex general surgical. We also provide care for a number of patients with a variety of different mechanical assist devices. We pride ourselves in being the best place to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to bring their patients. The SICU achieved “Gold Beacon” status which is a designation conferred by the AACN to ICUs demonstrating clinical excellence. If you desire an atmosphere of continual learning that is challenging and stimulating, this is the place for you!

What You Will Do
To provide direct and indirect nursing services to patients and families.

Please upload an updated resume during the online application process.

Hours

Full-time, 12-hour shift, night shift, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM; including every other weekend

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of nursing school
• One year clinical experience
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Various-Employee provides certificate

Other Qualification Requirements

• NIHSS is required within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year recent ICU RN clinical experience in an acute care setting

Essential Functions

• Clinical advancement
  Uses systematic planning, appropriate methods and timely exchange of information with multidisciplinary team and patient/family to coordinate care.
  Demonstrates ability to focus on and manage multiple patient needs and aspects of care.
  Actively communicates with care team to plan patient care.
  Utilizes available resources to problem-solve and determine most effective approach to action.
• Clinical judgment and decision making
  Utilizes the nursing process and a critical thinking approach to provide patient care that incorporates the mind, body and spirit; is individualized, goal directed, and consistent with current standards of safety.
  Identifies actual/potential problems for which the patient is at risk.
  Continuously evaluates interventions and care, and adjusts the plan as patient and family needs change.
  Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
  Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care.
  Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs.
  Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population.
  Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation.
  Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment.
  Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes.
  Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar.
  Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures.
  Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care.
  Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues.
  Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem oriented approach to patient issues.
• Clinical leadership
  Delegates/assigns and communicates expectations for care delivery processes to each member of the team.
  Knowledgeable about what can and cannot be delegated to each different health care team member.
  Responsible for delegation and follows t