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Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
La Mesa, California
Sharp Memorial Hospital

$2,261-2,337/week

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Certification details

Licensure:
CA RN license
Certifications:
CPR
ACLS
NIH

Job details

Key Job Responsibilities:
Provides care to patient and family care that progresses them towards self-identified, holistic, and individualized goals.
Performs nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients.
Promotes quality outcomes.
Collaborates or seeks additional resources as needed in the management of complex, new/unusual, or other high-risk clinical situations
Serves as patient and family advocate in ensuring excellent and satisfying care.

Job requirements

The Registered Nurse is the direct and indirect provider of safe and therapeutic care for an assigned group of patients.
Care is individualized and age specific using the nursing process.

Additional Details

Assesses the need of patients and families
Identifies and prioritizes overt and subtle patient and family needs and goals
Develops a plan of action in concert with patient, family and other healthcare team members.
Implements and adapts the comprehensive, age/culturally appropriate plans using nursing interventions with patient/family.
Evaluates patient’s and family’s progress towards goals and determines the need to alter goals and interventions.
Identifies and responds to patient/family educational needs through an individualized educational plan
Recognizes barriers to communication with the patient and family and seeks interdisciplinary expertise to establish a therapeutic relationship.
Serves as a patient advocate through encouraging patient and family participation in decision-making and acting to uphold individual/family rights.
Communicates patient and family care needs through documentation per department/entity guideline of care and policies and procedures.
Delegates/assigns care to other healthcare team members which is within their scope of practice/competency to perform.
Coordinates, integrates, and intervenes with other healthcare team to impact well being of patient/family.
Communicates and coordinates with other members of the health care team and ancillary staff to expedite patient progress and/or workflow.

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Sharp Grossmont Hospital

3.3rating(26 reviews)

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Not-For-Profit Hospital
Short Term Acute Care
448 beds
Epic Systems Corporation

ADDRESS5555 Grossmont Center DrLa Mesa, CA 91942

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About La Mesa, CA

As a Travel Intensive Care Unit Nurse in La Mesa, CA here's what you should know:

Cost of Living

Slightly higher than the national average, with housing costs being the main contributor.
Wages generally match the higher cost of living.

Weather

Summer average high of 80°F and low of 60°F.
Winter average high of 65°F and low of 45°F.

Furnished Housing

Short term rentals are available but may require some searching.
Consider using online platforms to find options.

Transportation

Car friendly city with easy access to major highways.
Limited public transportation options, so a car is recommended for getting around.

Demographics

Diverse community with a wide age range.
Common health issues include allergies and respiratory conditions due to the dry climate.
There is a growing population of travel nurses in the area.

Things to Do

Plenty of restaurants offering diverse cuisines, local art galleries and music venues, opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking and biking, and nearby access to professional sports events in San Diego.

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