Staff Nurse II, Intensive Care Unit

Company: Sutter Health
Location: Antioch
Posted on: November 25, 2022

Job Description:

Organization: SDMC-Sutter Delta Medical Center Position Overview: -The primary role of the Staff II RN is to coordinate the delivery of care for the patient population they serve from admission through discharge. Included in this delivery of care are all aspects of the physical, psychosocial, safety and educational needs of the patient and their family/support system. This function is performed in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team including but not limited to nursing peers, attending physicians and ancillary support services. The staff RN uses the nursing process, medical therapeutics, technology and personal interventions to accomplish this. Job Description: These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

EDUCATION
Associate's: Graduate of accredited school of Nursing
Bachelor's: B.S.N.
Master's

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
RN-Registered Nurse of California Upon Hire
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Upon Hire

DEPARTMENT REQUIRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
Sutter Delta Medical Center, Department: ICU, Minimum 2 years Critical Care experience within past 5 years in the acute care setting or successful completion in the Transitions to Critical Care Program plus 2 years Telemetry experience required.
--- Experience as a Telemetry RN in the acute care setting however must have applied and accepted into the Transitions to Critical Care Program.
--- Experience with treating wounds, managing multiple Intravenous drips, mechanical ventilation and providing advanced life support
--- Requires the ability to carefully assess and monitor patient's progress in order to watch for sudden or subtle changes in a patient's medical condition that might require emergency intervention.
--- Experience working with patients who have life-threatening issues, they often encounter end-of-life or ethical matters that may involve withholding medical care.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Must demonstrate the following:
--- basic Medical / Surgical nursing skills,
--- basic competencies in the nursing process and pharmacology,
--- basic knowledge of adolescent,
--- adult and geriatric population,
--- ability to work with all levels of nursing personnel and assist them in a resource capacity,
--- effective English written and verbal communication skills.
Must learn operations of relevant equipment in unit Job Shift: Nights Schedule: Part Time Shift Hours: 12 Days of the Week: Variable Weekend Requirements: Every other Weekend Benefits: Yes Unions: Yes Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 36 Employee Status: Regular Number of Openings: 1 This position may regularly work, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drug(s) identified as hazardous, or potentially hazardous, by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for purposes of USP 800. Sutter Health Affiliates are equal opportunity employers EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans. Schedule/Shift: Regular/ Nights

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