Registered Nurse, ICU

City of Hope; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in Goodyear, AZ is seeking an ICU/Inpatient RN to collaborate with physicians, assess and educate patients across ICU, telemetry, and medical-surgical units. The role emphasizes monitoring, complex therapies, and high-level clinical decision making.

Candidates hold an Associate Degree in Nursing and AZ RN license; BLS and ACLS within defined timelines, plus oncology chemo/immunotherapy familiarity. Willingness to work 3 12-hour shifts, 7:00a-7:30p, is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of ICU or inpatient nursing experience.
• Active Arizona RN license or compact state license.
• BLS required upon hire; ACLS within 30 days of hire; renewals every two years.
• Oncology nursing knowledge and chemotherapy/immunotherapy administration familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Physicians to evaluate patient readiness for changes in level of care.
• Assess, treat, and educate patients in ICU, Medical Surgical, and telemetry units.
• Perform risk assessments and manage pressure injury prevention and treatment.
• Interpret and monitor cardiac and invasive/noninvasive monitors and respond to rhythm changes.
• Care for patients with complex needs including hemodynamic instability and mechanical ventilation.
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapies, including thrombolytics, vasoactive meds, central lines, dialysis lines.
• Safely use life-support modalities including BiPAP and arterial lines.
• Care for patients with IV lines, arterial/central lines, ports, chest tubes, and endotracheal tubes.
• Maintain ostomy/ileostomy and urostomy care.
• Manage patients with PCA and epidural catheters.
• Demonstrate knowledge of chemotherapeutic/immunotherapeutic agents.
• Must be able to work 3 12-hour shifts, 7:00a-7:30p.

Skills

ICU/Inpatient experience

Nursing license

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy knowledge

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

About City Of Hope,

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope’s uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

About City Of Hope,

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope’s uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

The successful candidate:

• Collaborates with Physicians to evaluate patient readiness for change in level of care.
• Responsible for the assessment, treatment care and education of patients. Cares for ICU, Medical Surgical, and telemetry patients as necessary.
• Ability to conduct risk assessment, prevention and treatment of pressure injury
• Ability to interpret and operate cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors, recognize normal/abnormal rhythms/trends, and institute appropriate interventions.
• Care for patients with complex needs including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients.
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters & arterial lines.
• Safe use of less invasive, life supporting modalities i.e. BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure- based CO/CI & SVO2 monitor, core temperature monitors.
• Ability to care for patients with IV lines, arterial lines, central lines, ports, chest tubes, pleural catheters, tracheostomy tubes and endotracheal tubes.
• Maintenance and care of patients with an ostomy/ileostomy and urostomy.
• Care for, assess and monitor patients with Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and epidural catheters.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of chemotherapeutic/immunotherapeutic agents.
• Must be able to work 3 12's, 7:00a-7:30p

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

• 1 year experience in ICU/Inpatient
• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Arizona Registered Nurse License or a Registered Nurse License form a Compact State
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification- an approved American Heart Association (AHA) training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross BLS certification is required upon hire. If their current certification does not meet the guidelines, employees will have (30) days from the date of hire to acquire attend an onsite initial BLS course and will be required to renew every two years.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification-employees will have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS certification and will need to be renewed every two years. Will not be allowed to provide ACLS for patients independently until AHA ACLS cards are obtained.
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Administration Card within 6 months of hire and renewal every two years.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.