DOU/Step Down Registered Nurse

Company: Huntington Health
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: September 19, 2022

Job Description:

When you join the Huntington Health 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. Expectations: The Direct Observation/Step Down Registered Nurse (RN) is 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. The nurse 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. Education:

• BSN or higher required - Experience/Training:
  • Minimum 1 year of current experience in acute care area of expertise/equivalent service area, 2 years preferred. -
  • Completion of an approved Critical Care Core Curriculum program, preferred.
  • Advanced Med/Surg experience with telemetry 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. Licenses/Certifications:
    • Current active unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by State of California. -
    • Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS Provider required. -
    • CCRN or related certification, preferred. Benefits Include: -
      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Medical, Dental & Vision -
      • Shift Differentials
      • Generous PTO & Sick Time (Start accruing on date of hire)
      • 403(b) Retirement Saving Account
      • Flex Spending Accounts -
      • Employee Wellness & Reward Programs -
      • On-site Concierge Program (Designed to help employee's complete their 'to-do' lists and enhance their work/life balance)
      • Pet Insurance - Skills:
        • Cares for patients requiring Pulmonary monitoring and/or support including ventilators, vasoactive drip medications -
        • Cares for Thoracic patients including management of chest tubes -
        • Cares for post-operative Open-heart patients which may include transthoracic epicardial pacing PandoLogic. Keywords: Step Down Unit Nurse, Location: Pasadena, CA - 91188

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