Float Pool Critical Care RN: Rapid-Response Expert

Mercy Medical Center Redding; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center Redding seeks a dedicated Critical Care Nurse responsible for delivering critical care during emergencies. You will monitor life-threatening patient conditions, perform advanced care procedures, and manage complex medication regimens. The ideal candidate will have strong multitasking abilities, clinical judgment, and a commitment to patient advocacy.

This role requires an Associates Degree in Nursing and current California RN license. Join a team at a Level II trauma center offering advanced medical services to a diverse community.

Qualifications

• 2 years of recent ED and/or ICU experience.
• Current California RN license required.
• Ability to work in diverse areas.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to patients in intensive care.
• Formulate individual care plans based on patient needs.
• Conduct routine physical/psychosocial assessments.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Multitasking

Patient advocacy

Communication skills

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

BSN (preferred)

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Critical Care Nurse, you will be the vital lifeline for our most vulnerable patients, delivering expert care during their most critical moments.

Every shift, you will command the dynamic environment of intensive care, expertly monitoring and responding to patients with life-threatening conditions. From assisting critical procedures and providing intricate wound care to managing complex medications and orchestrating patient transport, your actions will directly drive recovery.

To thrive in this high-stakes role, you will master the art of rapid response, displaying unparalleled clinical judgment, sharp multitasking abilities, and unwavering patient advocacy. Your calm competence in emergencies is precisely what propels you toward advanced opportunities.

• Floats to departments as assigned and accepts assignments and duties with a professional approach so that patient hand off is done without interruption of care
• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data: follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, utilizes pathways, which includes notifying physicians as appropriate
• Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including patient population needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (i.e. treatment options, patient placement options)
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care to determine immediate priorities and to offer solutions for problems
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience

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Job Requirements

Required:

• 2 years of consecutive recent (within the last 5 years) ED and/or ICU experience. Will train when operational considerations allow.
• Associates Degree in Nursing
• Ability to work in diverse areas
• Current California RN license
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP and TNCC. NRP and TNCC due within 6 months of hire/transfer
• Verbal and written communication and computer skills
• BLS, ACLS and basic dysrhythmia required. Verbal and written communication skills and computer skills required

Preferred:

• BSN

CALL MAY BE REQUIRED

Where You'll Work

Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.

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