RN ICU Nights
Job Summary
As a highly-skilled and compassionate ICU Nurse, you will provide critical care expertise along with excellent patient care on our intensive care unit. You will demonstrate clinical competency, nursing judgment, teaching skills, and a commitment to providing quality patient care. You will be part of a team that pulls together to provide a quality patient care experience.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identifies needs for intervention.
- Demonstrate appropriate decision making, critical thinking and clinical judgment to make nursing decisions and identify health care needs.
- Evaluate and document each patient's response to medications, interventions, and procedures.
- Absorb and implement the patient's Plan of Care based on the assessment of their individual needs.
- Maintain proper functioning of ventilators, monitors, and other equipment.
- Assist physicians with procedures such as intubation, line placement, and chest tubes.
- Monitor basic EKGs, recognize rhythms, and intervene as necessary.
- Collaborate with fellow members of the critical care team.
Qualifications
- Current Idaho State RN license in good standing.
- 1-2 years ICU nursing experience preferred.
- Associates degree in nursing required, Bachelor preferred.
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification preferred. Must obtain BLS or BCLS within 7 days of hire and maintain certification.
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Course (ALS or ACLS) and Certification preferred. Must obtain ALS or ACLS within 90 days of hire and maintain certification.
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course (PALS) and Certification preferred. Must obtain PALS within 90 days of hire and maintain certification.
Benefits
West Valley Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
About the Role
West Valley Medical Center, located in Caldwell, Idaho, is a 150-plus bed facility that is nationally accredited. We have consistently been awarded for performance and clinical outcomes. The WVMC team is comprised of 800 employees and volunteers. Our three-story hospital has several off-site community clinics. In 2017, WVMC was named among the Top 100 Hospitals for the fourth consecutive year. Located within The Treasure of the Valley, WVMC stands as a pillar of excellence for our friendly community. Caldwell offers a family-friendly culture with walking paths, recreational parks, two golf courses, the Boise River, and a short commute to Boise and countless outdoor adventures. We are part of the HCA Healthcare network, which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the nation, offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation.
Company Information
HCA Healthcare and West Valley Medical Center are all about caring for people, and that care extends to patients, families, and our colleagues. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.