Nurse NeuroICU

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our full time night NeuroICU Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care so they can begin their journey to recovery and healing.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise in our fast-paced, 20-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, the region's leader in neurovascular care, to treat a high volume of patients with a diverse range of neurological conditions. You will perform comprehensive neuro assessments and interventions, making critical decisions and meticulously implementing patient care plans, while a dedicated Neuro Critical Care Nurse provides 24/7 support for stroke alerts and transfers. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurointerventional radiologists, and neurocritical care specialists, all working together to deliver exceptional, personalized care.

To be successful in this role, you must possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in this dynamic environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement within Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California.

• Assessment: Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards.

• Care of Patient: Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating.

• Clinical/Technical

Skills

Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to assigned unit.

• Documentation: Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.

• Leadership: Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors. Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership.

• Precepting/Mentoring: Participates in orientation of new staff, ancillary personnel and mentors students in a constructive and positive manner. Serves as resource to staff from other nursing departments.

We are offering a $15,000 sign-on bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements. Job Requirements

Required

• Minimum one (1) year RN experience in an ICU acute care setting

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association

• Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) from American Heart Association within six (6) months of hire

Preferred

• One (1) year experience in Neuro and/or Trauma critical care in an acute care setting

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

Mercy Home Health and Mercy Hospice is located at 3400 Data Drive in Rancho Cordova, CA. Both service lines are accredited agencies that have received outstanding recognition from The Joint Commission. We currently serve the greater El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties, bringing our patients the highest level of service available.

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