Registered Nurse - CCU

About the role

The CCU Staff Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her CCU assigned patients. This includes assessment of patient needs, including life-threatening emergencies, development of a nursing plan of care, administration and evaluation of nursing care and supervision of others in the delivery of nursing care.

Pay

ONA Wage Range: $57.63 to $82.02, dependent on experience.

Benefits

Eligible for CMH employee referral bonus: priority recruitment.

Requirements

• Knowledge/Skill/Ability: A thorough knowledge of nursing principles and procedure; knowledge and skills in techniques of good patient care applicable to the critical care environment. Must be able to read and write English as well as speak and understand English.
• License/Certification: RN currently licensed with the Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN); BLS required upon hire through the American Heart Association and kept current henceforth; current ACLS certification or ability to obtain within three months of hire for experienced nurses and six months of hire for new graduates and henceforth kept current; PALS/ENPC required within six months of hire and TNCC/TEAM required within 6 months of hire and henceforth kept current.
• Education and/or Experience: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with diploma, ADN, or BSN degree; previous satisfactory acute care hospital experience of one-year required; previous satisfactory Critical Care experience relevant to the patient population of this unit or completion of an approved Critical Care course; CCRN preferred; for RNs graduating within the last 12 months, or RNs that have not practiced in an acute care facility within the last 24 months and have not previously completed a residency program will be required to complete the CMH-provided program.
• Physical Demands and Work Environment: Works inside; walking and standing much of the time while on duty; long shifts and occasional overtime necessary; ability to lift and transfer patients is required, usually with the assistance of co-workers; normal or corrected vision required; normal or corrected hearing necessary to distinguish differences in heartbeats, breathing, and monitor alarms; manual dexterity required to operate equipment; subject to physical and emotional stress of fast paced work environment; occasional exposure to infectious diseases; pushes/pulls loaded adult stretchers, beds, wheelchairs, crash carts and equipment carts; transfers patients to/from cars, stretchers, beds, chairs, and ambulates as necessary; tolerates bending, sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling for 8 – 12 hours (shift dependent); lifts or carries up to 50 lbs.