Contract
In-Office | San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
Day Shift: 36 or 48 hours per week. Auto Offer, EPIC Backfill. Must have current Epic experience.
Night Shift: 36 or 48 hours per week. Auto Offer, EPIC Backfill. Must have current Epic experience.
Job Summary
Responsible for the planning, coordination, and provision of nursing care to patients in the critical care setting.
Supervises and delegates care responsibilities to ancillary personnel commensurate with their scope of practice.
Provides critical care nursing knowledge and skills applicable to patients with multi‑system failure requiring ventilation, neuro/trauma, respiratory failure, and hemodynamic monitoring.
This position is represented by CNA.
- AUTO OFFER *** RN II-ICU-CVICU (CNA)
Job Requirements
- Education: High School Education/GED or equivalent (required).
- Associate Degree (A.A. or A.S.) (required). Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred).
- Completion of a Critical Care Nursing course (required).
- Six months previous critical care experience (preferred).
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in state of practice (required).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor (required).
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from approved vendor (required).
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required within 1 year of hire.
- AHA‑ACLS or ARC‑ALS certification (required).
Essential Functions
- Provides appropriate nursing interventions in stable and emergent patient situations.
- Performs routine nursing skills: medication administration; intravenous therapy including blood products; care and maintenance of indwelling catheters and drains; safe use of medical equipment in the critical care setting.
- Follows chain of command per policy.
- Accurately interprets ECG rhythms and manages care during life‑threatening emergencies.
- Verifies alarm settings with Monitor Technician according to policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge of lead functions and application; recommends appropriate monitoring based on patient presentation.
- Skilled in care and management of patients requiring intracranial pressure (ICP) and ventriculostomy monitoring.
- Proficient in assessment and intervention for changes in neurological symptoms.
- Skilled in care and management of patients requiring pulmonary artery and arterial pressure monitoring catheters.
- Skilled in mechanical ventilation and other ventilatory support devices (e.g., CPAP mask, nasal Bi‑PAP mask, high‑flow O₂ mask).
- Applies principles of multisystem alteration and its impact on physiological functions and development in adult and elder populations.
- Initiates multidisciplinary, goal‑oriented care plans in collaboration with the health‑care team.
- Educates patients and/or families regarding care using appropriate teaching methods.
- Completes legible, accurate, and timely documentation of all nursing care, including evaluation of patient responses to medications, treatments, and procedures.
- Performs unit‑specific safety and quality control checks (e.g., shift and 24‑hour MD order checks, voice‑over‑telemetry read‑back, crash cart checks, urine QC, refrigeration logs, and date checks).
- Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements
All associates are required to receive all necessary vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.