Dignity Health

RN Trauma ICU

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

Qualifications

  • 1 year of recent open heart OR critical care experience, or equivalent telemetry/step down experience under certain conditions.
  • Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
  • Active California Registered Nurse license.
  • Current BLS and ACLS certification through the American Heart Association.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, alongside computer proficiency.
  • PALS certification to be completed within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine physical and psychosocial assessments to gather essential patient data.
  • Formulate individualized care plans addressing specific patient and population needs.
  • Adapt educational content and teaching methods to fit patients and families during care delivery.
  • Communicate care plans and changes effectively to the interdisciplinary team and relevant parties using SBAR reporting.
  • Make independent clinical decisions informed by education and experience.
  • Advocate for patient rights and work to resolve conflicts when they arise.

Benefits

  • Work within a busy Level II trauma center offering diverse services.
  • Opportunity to provide care in a region serving nearly 300,000 residents.
  • Experience in a comprehensive medical center with specialized cardiovascular and stroke care.
  • Engage in a supportive team environment with a focus on advanced patient outcomes.
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.

  • 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.

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Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 1 year recent open heart OR critical care experience. May consider training with one year of Telemetry or Step Down experience, if operational conditions exist.
  • Training positions require completion of basic critical care and dysrhythmia classes.
  • Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
  • Verbal and written communication skills and computer skills
  • Current California Registered Nurse license
  • Current BLS, ACLS required (must be certified through the American Heart Association)
  • PALS must be obtained within 12 months of hire into the position

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 12-lead EKG and shock class completion preferred.

CALL MAY BE REQUIRED Where You27ll 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 hospital27s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.

One Community. One Mission. One California

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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