Registered Nurse - TICU

Renown Health; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Renown Health in Reno, NV seeks a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive care to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients under the Nurse Manager's direction. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care across an episode of care in collaboration with the care team.

The position emphasizes ongoing learning and adherence to standards, with required Nevada RN licensure and BLS, ACLS, PALS/ENPC as applicable, and POCA licensing milestones.

Qualifications

• Working-level knowledge of English including reading, writing and speaking English.
• State of Nevada RN licensure must be obtained and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing services to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Coordinate care between other professionals as needed.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care across an episode for patients and families.

Skills

English proficiency

Computer skills

Education

RN licensure in Nevada

Tools

POCA license

BLS certification

Job description

Position Purpose

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, this position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of the nursing process. The incumbent is accountable for individualized patient outcomes over an entire episode of care.

The incumbent provides comprehensive nursing services to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, including their families/caregivers.

Nature and Scope

This position is challenged to diagnose and treat human responses to health problems. The incumbent must provide optimal patient/resident care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of adolescent, adult, and geriatric residents and families. Demonstrates the cognitive and psychosocial needs specific to the population to be served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards.

This position requires a scientific knowledge base and ongoing growth and learning. When possible the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse (RN). The RN coordinates care between other professionals as needed.

Intensive continuous mental effort is required to provide optimal safe patient care and the same mental effort is required when interacting with internal and external contacts, exercising judgments and making decisions.

this position doesprovide patient care.

Disclaimer

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Appropriate education to obtain and maintain Registered Nursing licensure in the State of Nevada.
• Experience: None.
• License(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license. State of Nevada Point of Care Analyst POCA license required within 120 days of hire: 200179, 200323, 200255, 209256, 200266
• Certification(s): Current BLS certification by The American Heart Association standards.
• Other Specific Department Required Certificates: Employees will obtain the extra certifications within six months, unless otherwise specified, of being hired or transferring into the department that requires the additional certificates.
• ACLS per The American Heart Association standards Required for Departments: 200112, 200114, 200119, ,200132, 200150, 200151, 200179, 200202, 200205, 200206, 200208, 200251, 200253, 200255, 200261, 200265, 200266, 200276, 200323, 200325, 200326, 200340, 200341, 400111, 400125, 400131, 400151, 400201, 400202, 400251, 400253, 400255, 400276, 400326, 400329, 400340, 900256
• ACLS per The American Heart Association standards Required for Departments: 200329 within 3 months of being hired.
• NRP Required for Departments: 200171, 200174, 200206 addition to BLS & RN
• PALS per The American Heart Association standards Required for Departments: 200178, 200179, 200202, 200205, 200324, 200341, 400202, 400340 (Pre-Op and PACU RNs only), 400341, 900256
• PALS per The American Heart Association standards Required for Department: 200323 within 6 months of being hired.
• ENPC per The American Heart Association standards Required for Departments: 200323 within 12 months of being hired.
• ENPC or PALS per The American Heart Association standards Required for Departments: 200326, 400326, 200266, 200255, 400255, 200268, 200276, 209256 within one year of being hired or transferring to the department in addition to ACLS, BLS & RN.
• ENLS (Emergency Neuro Life Support) Required for Department 200150 within 18 months of being hired or transferred to the department.
• TNCC Required for Departments: 200323, 200326 within 18 months of being hired or transferring to the department, Transfer Nurse Advanced Trauma Course (TNATC) will be accepted in lieu of TNCC.
• APHON Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Required for Departments: 200178, 200179, 200324 within 24 months of being hired or transferring into the department.
• OCN certification preferred: 200113
• Chemotherapy Immunotherapy training per ASCO standards within 1 year of hire required for department: 200113
• RNFA: RN may perform in the capacity of a first assist if he or she is a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, Completion of a RNFA program that includes didactic and supervised clinical practice, is based on AORN's core curriculum for the RNFA 200201, 200340, 400201
• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.
• Computer / Typing: Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.