Registered Nurse, ICU Night

Registered Nurse, ICU Night

About City of Hope:
City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, it has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life‑threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies.

With an independent, National Cancer Institute–designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked in the top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope’s uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research, development, academics, training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. The growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix areas.

The successful candidate:

• Collaborates with Physicians to evaluate patient readiness for change in level of care.
• Responsible for the assessment, treatment care, and education of patients. Cares for ICU, medical‑surgical, and telemetry patients as necessary.
• Conducts risk assessment, prevention, and treatment of pressure injury.
• Interprets and operates cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors, recognizes normal/abnormal rhythms and trends, and institutes appropriate interventions.
• Provides care for patients with complex needs, including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients.
• Initiates and maintains complex IV therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters, and arterial lines.
• Ensures safe use of less invasive life‑supporting modalities such as BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure‑based CO/CI & SVO2 monitor, and core temperature monitors.
• Manages patients with IV lines, arterial lines, central lines, ports, chest tubes, pleural catheters, tracheostomy tubes, and endotracheal tubes.
• Maintains and cares for patients with an ostomy/ileostomy and urostomy.
• Cares for, assesses, and monitors patients with Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and epidural catheters.
• Has basic knowledge of chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic agents.
• Must be able to work 3 12‑hour shifts, 7:00 p‑m
  · 7:30 a‑m.

• 1 year experience in ICU/Inpatient settings.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
• Arizona Registered Nurse License or a Registered Nurse License from a Compact State.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification—an approved American Heart Association (AHA) training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross BLS certification is required upon hire. If current certification does not meet the guidelines, employees will have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire and attend an onsite initial BLS course and will need to renew every two years.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification—employees will have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire AHA ACLS certification and will need to renew every two years. Employees will not be allowed to provide ACLS for patients independently until AHA ACLS cards are obtained.
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Administration Card within six months of hire and renewal every two years.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, :
Benefits Information.

City of Hope employees’ pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.