Registered Nurse , Nights, Critical Care Unit

Registered Nurse 12HR, FT Nights, Critical Care Unit (7:00 pm-7:30 am)

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When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we’ve grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees.

When you join the Huntington family, you’ll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world‑class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.

Responsible for coordination of care to meet identified needs of the patient/family. Supervises the management of patient care utilizing critical thinking and nursing process, discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services, monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, care planning and evaluating outcomes. Coordinates patient care across the health care continuum, and assists other team members with meeting individual patient needs.

This position may require flexibility of hours.

Bachelor’s degree (BSN) required. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) will be considered if enrolled in a BSN program with degree completion within 2 years of date of hire or date of transfer to an RN position. Diploma or transcripts on highest degree earned required.

Minimum 2 years of current experience in a critical care unit, in an acute mixed unit preferred and 3 years’ experience preferred. Surgical, Neuro, Cardiac and Trauma nursing experience also strong preferred. Must challenge and successfully pass the Basic Dysrhythmia course curriculum within 21 days of hire. Basic computer skills/experience with computerized documentation systems required, EPIC experience preferred.

• Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
• Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS), and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider (ACLS) issued by American Heart Association
• Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) within 30 days of hire/transfer

• Care of the patient receiving Sedation/Analgesia
• Care of the patient with Hemodynamic monitoring and/or support
• Care of the patient with Neurological monitoring
• Care of the patient with Pulmonary monitoring and/or support, including ventilators
• Care of the Trauma patient
• Must be willing and able to work in a face paced, frequently changing environment.
• Must be willing and able to multi‑task effectively to accomplish work assignments.
• Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the cardiovascular patient
  • Organ perfusion and cardiac output
  • Patient activity
  • Dysrhythmias
• Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the neuro patient
  • Adequate cerebral perfusion pressures
  • Patient safety
  • Appropriate levels of stimulation monitored/documented and maintained by the RN
• Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the respiratory patient
  • Maintenance of normal or appropriate O₂/CO₂ levels
  • Identification and appropriate intervention in emergent situations
  • Weaning assessment with appropriate sedation and daily rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) as indicated on the mechanically ventilated patient
• Demonstrates competent knowledge base in the pathophysiology of the metabolic patient
  • Monitoring and interpreting acid‑base balance and lab values
  • Patient nutritional status
  • Optimal glucose control (80‑110)
• Demonstrates competent knowledge base for all current and future unit and hospital specific core measures implemented to improve patient outcomes
  • Incorporating Ventilator Bundle on all mechanically ventilated patients to reduce ventilator‑associated pneumonia
  • Adhering to bloodstream infection prevention standards to reduce…