We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! **Organization:** SCH-Sutter Coast Hospital **Position Overview:** The Registered Nurse in the Acute Care setting manages the patient/family experience through utilization of critical thinking, teamwork, effective communication, and nursing judgment/knowledge/skills. Provides indirect and direct care to patients ranging in age/developmental stages from infants (pediatrics) to geriatrics with the main focus on adults to geriatrics, in the Intensive Care Unit. Uses the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to meet the physiological, psychosocial, safety, learning and self-care needs of patients and their families. Responsible for managing care of assigned patients and directing activities of ancillary staff. Responsible for comprehensive nursing care of patients in the critical care setting performed in association with nursing peers, physicians, and allied support services. Provides individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients through the use of the nursing processes & documentation from admission to discharge. This includes & is not limited to patient assessment by gathering information necessary to formulate a nursing diagnosis to be used as a basis for planning care consistent with formulated nursing diagnosis. Implements care that is skillful, efficient, safe & based on patient care standards by performing nursing procedure required for patient assignments, documenting the care given & changes in the patient's condition in accordance with standards. Anticipates & recognizes potential problems & intervenes appropriately by correlating data, test results, progress notes & patient condition. Evaluates the degree of effectiveness & makes changes as needs are recognized. Provides leadership by managing care through others using Standards of Practice (Joint Commission, Title XXII, Professional Practice Acts) & interpreting (or uses others to interpret) Standards of Practice to other staff which may include legal implications. Actively participates in professional growth opportunities & provides high quality customer relations. This position is located at Sutter Coast Hospital, in Crescent City, California - which is 25 minutes south of the California and Oregon border, and 6.5 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. **Job Description** : **EDUCATION** + Associate's in Nursing or above. Bachelor's preferred. **CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE** + RN-Registered Nurse of California + BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider + ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support + PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 180 Days of hire + EKG course completed before off of orientation + ECCO (essentials of Critical care orientation) completed within 365 days + CCRN preferred. **EXPERIENCE** + 2 experience in a critical care setting preferred. + Supervisory/Charge experience helpful. **SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE** + Must have demonstrated knowledge of basic nursing skills and effective English written and communication skills. + Must demonstrate competency in critical care ensuring and knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias. + Working knowledge of critical care pharmacology. + Excellent communication and customer service skills. + Independently practices and prioritizes multiple demands in an ever-changing environment. + Good interpersonal, communication (both oral and written) and teamwork skills are required. \#LI-DF1 What's it like to work and live in Crescent City? Click HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKJQWDRbJbA) to check it out! **About Crescent City:** Moderate in climate and nestled along a gorgeous ocean coastline with a surrounding mountain landscape, Crescent City is beautiful, peaceful, affordable, and perfect for those with a propensity for outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, surfing, and camping. With lush groves of redwood trees and wildlife in abundance, it’s a hidden gem and the ideal place to write the next chapter of your life, both professional and personal. Visit Crescent City by visitcalifornia.com (https://www.visitcalifornia.com/places-to-visit/crescent-city/) Visit Crescent City by tripadvisor.com Visit Del Norte County California (https://visitdelnortecounty.com/) Sutter Health Videos: Learn about us! 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Join us! **NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program** https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-rural-community-loan-repayment-program **Job Shift:** Varied **Schedule:** Per Diem/Casual **Shift Hours:** 12 **Days of the Week:** Variable **Weekend Requirements:** Every other Weekend **Benefits:** No **Unions:** Yes **Position Status:** Non-Exempt **Weekly Hours:** 0 **Employee Status:** Per Diem/Casual Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines. Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans. Pay Range is $51.30 to $78.54 / hour _The salary range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Sutter Health. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package._