Dignity Health

Intensive Care Unit RN

Dignity Health$80K — $100K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduated from an accredited nursing program.
  • 1-2 years of med/surg experience OR new graduate with critical care senior practicum.
  • Valid WA Registered Nurse license upon hire.
  • Basic Life Support - CPR certification required upon hire.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver compassionate, high-quality nursing care to patients.
  • Administer and document medications as per healthcare directives.
  • Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, addressing diverse needs.
  • Implement patient care plans and evaluate outcomes for effectiveness.
  • Engage in professional development and demonstrate accountability in practice.

Benefits

  • Education Loan Forgiveness
  • Relocation Assistance
Full 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.

  • Adheres to the department’s and hospital’s policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards. Keeps abreast of trends, developments and regulatory requirements impacting matters within designated scope of responsibility.
  • Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
  • Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs. Gathers data relevant for patient care. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments. Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs.
  • Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served.
  • Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. Demonstrates self accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements.
  • Documents care delivered and patient status utilizing the nursing process in accordance with FHS standards of care, for example, changes in patient condition, patient responses to intervention and reassessments of pertinent findings. Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders.

 

Current Incentives for qualified RN’s:

  • Education Loan Forgiveness
  • Relocation Assistance

St. Anthony Hospital has been redesignated in by Pathway to Excellence® for demonstrating a commitment to a healthy workplace through professional development, shared decision making, leadership, safety, quality and well-being.

 

Our Critical Care Unit at St. Anthony Hospital has 16 mixed ICU and PCU private patient rooms.  All rooms are equipped with ceiling lifts, supply cabinets as well as couches and privacy curtains for the comfort of families who wish to stay close.  Every room is fully plumbed to handle dialysis patients.  Computers are also located in each patient room to facilitate bedside documentation and medication verification.  We utilize Epic as our electronic health record.

 

Job Requirements

Required

  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing., upon hire and
  • 1-2 years med/surg experience and successful completion of critical care residency program or
  • New graduate with completion of senior practicum in a specialty area i.e.: critical care, ED, PACU and successful completion of critical care residency program.
  • Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, through the American Heart Association upon hire and
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Preferred

  • Bachelors Of Science Nursing
  • One year of related work experience in an acute care setting
  • Previous PCU/ICU experience 
  • CRN/CCRN preferred

About Dignity Health

Dignity Health is a health care provider that operates hospitals and clinics in California, Arizona, and Nevada. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Dignity Health provides a range of services, including emergency care, cancer care, and women's health. The company has over 60,000 employees and is committed to providing high-quality, affordable health care to its patients.
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Founded
1954

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