ICU RN

Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Position Summary:

Consistent with scope of licensure, parameters of the California Nurse Practice Act, and Mercy Medical Center Merced (MMCM) policy and procedure, renders direct and indirect nursing care to assigned patient populations.

• Assesses patients for nursing needs, establishes and implements a problem oriented plan of nursing care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided.
• Provides immediate direction to other members of the nursing care team to assure the appropriate provision of nursing services.
• Patient age populations served, and the specific competencies that comprise this job title may vary among nursing units. These specifics are found in the Department / Unit Orientation & Initial Assessment of Competency checklists for this unit/position, and by reference form a part of this job description.

Required

• Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse (RN) license with the state of California.
• Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.
• Must possess and maintain a current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate
• TNCC within 18 months
• Completion of Critical Care Course within one year of employment for RN without ICU experience
• One or more year experience in a Critical Care, Step Down or Telemetry setting, Medical/Surgical, or completion of New Graduate Nurse Residency Program
• Must be able to take call, float to other areas, and work on weekends as required.

Preferred  

• Advanced EKG Course.
• Possess a current Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certificate.
• Bilingual

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.  This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

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