CommonSpirit Health

Nonprofit Catholic health system providing healthcare

Registered Nurse ICU

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least one year of intensive care unit acute care experience is required upon hire.
A Diploma of Nursing Education that meets California licensure requirements is required upon hire.
A California Registered Nurse license is required upon hire.
Basic Life Support/CPR certification is required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification is required upon hire.
Fire Safety training is required within 90 days.

Responsibilities

Monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease.
Begin each shift by taking report from a nursing teammate before making patient rounds.
Provide continued care and perform procedures detailed in the care plan, including assisting a physician with a chest tube or central line, providing wound care, ensuring patients receive MRI or CT imaging, and administering medications.
Continuously monitor patients throughout the shift and respond to their clinical needs.
Advocate for patients and support their best interests when they cannot do so themselves.
Assess, plan, and implement nursing care while ensuring patient comfort.
Anticipate, identify, and respond to the informational and emotional needs of patients and families.
Guide and direct healthcare personnel, including Patient Care Technicians, in caring for patients.
Maintain knowledge of equipment setup, maintenance, and use, including IV pumps, monitoring equipment, and drainage devices; use safeguards such as IV pump drug libraries and monitor alarms as necessary.
Initiate emergency support measures, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and protecting patients from injury.
Assist with patient care tasks, including emptying drainage devices, ambulating patients, and providing hygiene.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Nursing degree is preferred upon hire.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Intensive Care Nurse, you will monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury surgery or life-threatening disease.

Every day you will begin each shift by taking report from a nursing teammate before making your rounds. You will provide continued care and perform procedures as detailed in the care plan. This could mean assisting a physician with a chest tube or central line providing wound care ensuring patients MRI or CT or administering medications.

To be successful in this role, you will heavily depend on your ability to multitask and react. You’ll clinically care for your patients- remaining focused and attentive as you continuously monitor your patients throughout your shift. You also serve as their advocate- supporting their best interests when they cannot. However your sound judgment during an emergency and rapid response are impressive putting you on the radar for advancement.

Assesses plans and implements nursing care while ensuring patient comfort
Anticipates identifies and responds to informational and emotional needs of patients and families
Guides and directs healthcare personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technicians) in caring for patients
Maintains knowledge of equipment setup maintenance and use (i.e. IV pumps monitoring equipment and drainage devices) Utilizes safeguards such as IV pump drug library and monitor alarms with necessary
Initiates emergency support measures (i.e. cardiopulmonary resuscitation protecting patient from injury)
Assists with patient care duties/tasks (i.e. emptying drainage devices ambulating and hygiene)

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new innovative ways you belong with us.

Job Requirements

Required

1 year ICU acute care experience, upon hire
Diploma Of Nursing Education must meet the requirements for California licensure, upon hire
Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire
Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Preferred

Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire and

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health at California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California

About the Company

CommonSpirit Health

Nonprofit Catholic health system providing healthcare

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit Catholic healthcare network that provides integrated health services across clinics, care sites, hospital locations, home-based services, and virtual care. Its system coordinates care across hospitals, clinics, home health, and telehealth to create a connected patient experience with teams of physicians, nurses, and providers. Unlike many players in health care, it combines a large national footprint with nonprofit, faith-based stewardship, prioritizing charity care and community benefits and focusing on equitable access over margins. Its goal is to create a healthier future for all by building a just, equitable, and accessible health care delivery system grounded in humankindness and collaboration with patients and communities.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2019

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