staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro ICU - $55-90 per hour
4 months ago
Modesto
Tenet North Cal is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Neuro ICU for a nursing job in Modesto, California. • Specialty: Neuro ICU, • Discipline: RN, • Duration: Ongoing, • 36 hours per week, • Shift: 12 hours, • Employment Type: Staff Doctors Medical Center Modesto is a full-service, comprehensive health care facility, dedicated to providing the finest medical care for the community. From preventative and diagnostic services to expertise in some of the world's leading technologies, DMC's multidisciplinary team of physicians and healthcare professionals is dedicated to your good health and well-being. Recognized for innovative cardiac and neonatal intensive care to advanced stroke and trauma treatment, the outstanding doctors at DMC represent most major medical specialties and are committed to being there for you, when you need them most. We offer competitive salaries and benefits including a matching 401(k), several health & dental plans to choose from, generous tuition assistance plans, and relocation assistance for select positions. • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services, • Wellbeing support, including employee assistance program (EAP), • Time away from work programs for paid time off, long- and short-term plan coverage, • Savings and retirement including a 401(k) Plan with a 50% match up to 6% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial well-being counseling, • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and online educational program, • Additional benefits life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and employee discount program, • Registered nurses – Retirement medical benefit account (RMBA) – 2% of annual eligible income set aside in accordance with program guidelines Job Summary: Reporting to the Patient Care Services Director/Shift Manager, the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient care using the components of the nursing process. 1. Initiates a multidisciplinary, goal oriented care plan for each patient in collaboration with members of the health care team and provides care based on that plan., 2. Ensures patient safety by assessing and proactively implementing safety measures with specific consideration of patient’s functional and developmental age., 3. Provides appropriate nursing interventions. Competent in all routine nursing skills, including, but not limited to: (1) medication administration, (2) intravenous therapy, (3) management of indwelling catheters and drains, and (4) safe use of any medical equipment, such as glucose meters, IV pumps., 4. Ensures that the operations and nursing care follow Medical Center and department policies and standards. Keeps Manager/Director informed when difficulties and/or unusual situations occur. Provides for allotted meal and break periods for staff., 5. Demonstrates the ability to provide care in emergency situations and follows established emergency procedures., 6. Delegates patient care tasks to ancillary personnel based on individual competency and scope of practice. Evaluates effectiveness of care performed., 7. Demonstrates the ability to organize workload, set priorities, and use time efficiently to complete work on time and in an organized manner., 8. Performs physical and psychosocial assessment of pediatric (1 to 12 years), adolescent (13 to 17 years), adult (18 to 70 years), and geriatric (71+ years) patients that demonstrates knowledge and consideration of age specific and cultural differences; modifies nursing care to meet the age specific requirements of the identified groups., 9. Additional responsibilities are outlined on the Clinical Ladder, and are to be documented on the Annual Evaluation Checklist., 10. Performs duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs of the critically ill patient with multiple-system failure or unstable surgical patient, including, but not limited to, patients with invasive lines and/or requiring hemodynamic monitoring and patients who are ventilator dependent., 11. Accurately administers complex pharmaco-therapeutics. Calculates drip rates based on age, weight or other parameters. Follows established procedures for medication administration., 12. Accurately analyzes complex ECG rhythms. Takes appropriate actions based on the cardiac rhythm and the patient’s condition in accordance with established procedures and MD orders., 13. Completes comprehensive neurological examinations on patients, utilizing developmental differences to interpret assessment findings. Cares for the critically injured trauma patient and patients with neurological injuries, including patients who have undergone neuro-surgical intervention., 14. Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills to manage complex patient care situations in accordance with DMC policies and procedures and standards of care., 15. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for departmental/hospital clinical performance improvement initiatives by utilizing appropriate communication channels (i.e. through shift supervisor, director, or committee representatives) and implementing committee-approved., 16. Demonstrates responsible role in noise reduction efforts and maintenance of traffic control in the department., 17. All other duties as assigned. Tenet North Cal Job ID #2503020265-1. Posted job title: RN Neuro ICU Full Time Nights