RN Trauma ICU

Mercy Medical Center Redding; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center Redding in Northern California is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care across a busy clinical setting.

The RN will perform comprehensive assessments, develop and implement individualized care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes. California licensure, BLS/CPR, ACLS, and PALS within 12 months are required. One year of recent open heart or critical care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• One year recent open heart or critical care experience.
• CA RN license upon hire.
• BLS/ CPR certification required upon hire.
• ACLS required upon hire.
• PALS within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment and data collection per plan of care.
• Formulates a care plan for individual needs and transitions in care.
• Adapts education to patient and family, integrating teaching into care.
• Communicates plan of care and changes to the interdisciplinary team and family.
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge and experience.
• Advocates for patient rights and resolves conflicts.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

CA RN license

BLS CPR

ACLS

PALS (within 12 months)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• 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.
• Communicates patient\'s plan of care and significant changes to all members of the interdisciplinary team (using SBAR hands off reporting) and to the patient, family and significant others.
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict.

Job Requirements

• One year recent open heart or critical careexperience. May consider training with 1 year continuous, recent (within 1 year)experience in telemetry or step down unit if operational considerations exist.
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 12 - months

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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