Registered Nurse, ICU Night

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc.; Goodyear, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $15,000

Job summary

City of Hope in Arizona is seeking an experienced ICU Night nurse to join our team. You will collaborate with physicians to evaluate patient readiness for changes in level of care and provide care for ICU, medical-surgical and telemetry patients as needed.

This role requires 1 year ICU/inpatient experience, ADN or equivalent, AZ RN license (or compact-state), BLS, ACLS within 30 days of hire, and ONS chemotherapy/immunotherapy administration within 6 months. Sign-on bonus of $15,000.

Qualifications

• 1 year ICU/Inpatient experience required.
• ADN or equivalent nursing education.
• Arizona RN license or compact-state license.
• BLS, ACLS and ONS Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy within required timelines.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat and educate ICU, medical-surgical and telemetry patients.
• Collaborate with physicians on level-of-care decisions.
• Care for patients with complex needs and invasive monitoring.
• Initiate/maintain IV therapies and manage vasoactive meds as ordered.

Skills

ICU nursing

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Telemetry monitoring

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Arizona RN License

Compact State RN License

Job description

Registered Nurse, ICU Night
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.

Sign on Bonus Eligible $15,000

The successful candidate:

• Must be able to work 3 12's, 7:00p-7:30a, night shift differential is 18% for 12 hour shifts
• 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.

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.