Fulltime – Days & Night shifts with rotating weekends / 3-12hr Shifts

About:

Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to assigned patients with simple to complex health care needs.

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school holding current B.S.N. degree preferred.



Experience: Prefer a minimum one-year current acute care hospital clinical care experience.

Certification: Current License in Nevada as a Registered Nurse. Required BCLS, ACLS within 30 days of start. NIHSS and CCRN preferred.

 

Responsibilities

Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs.

Carries out physician orders.

Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.

Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.

Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.

Instructs and educates patients and families.

Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Provides age and culturally appropriate care.

Orients and mentors new staff members.

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Experience/Qualifications

1+ years of current acute care hospital critical care experience

Current knowledge and skills appropriate to the age/type of patient population served.

Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.

Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner appropriate to the developmental stage of the patient.

Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds and exposure to patient elements and handling of emergencies and critical patient incidents.