ICU Charge RN
About The Position
As our ICU Charge Nurse at CHI St. Vincent North, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease. You’ll begin each shift by taking report from a nursing teammate before making your rounds. You’ll provide continued care and perform procedures as detailed in the care plan. This could mean assisting a physician with a chest tube or central line, providing wound care, ensuring patients MRI or CT, or administering medications. To thrive in this role, you’ll heavily depend on your ability to multitask and react. You’ll clinically care for your patients- remaining focused and attentive as you continuously monitor your patients throughout your shift. You also serve as their advocate- supporting their best interests when they cannot. However, it’s your sound judgment during an emergency and rapid response are impressive which puts you on the radar for advancement.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse: AR, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing and Admission to a BSN program within one year, or obtainment of aBachelor degree within 2 years of assuming position, upon hire
- Participation in Nursing Career Advancement Program
- 2 years recent Nursing experience in area of specialty
- 1 yearcharge/management experience
Responsibilities
- Ability to serve as leader and teammate
- Ensure your direct reports and department are positioned to deliver the best care possible to our patients
- High level of engagement with the floor- visibly connecting with nurses, patients, and families
- Attend meetings with leadership to learn about new initiatives, areas for improvement, etc. and share that information with your team
- Monitor productivity and efficiency of your department
- Mentor people on your team. Share your knowledge and confidence with assistant nurse managers, charge nurses, and others
Benefits
- sign on bonus up to $25,000
- additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder
- referral bonuses
- excellent benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
