About the position
ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees' adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility. As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients. The Registered Nurse - Advanced Skills / ICU Registered Nurse / ICU RN provides quality patient care to critically ill patients, through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. This role serves as a patient advocate at all times and supervises the nursing care provided to each patient by other caregivers. The nurse develops the plan for nursing care in coordination with the patient, family, and staff of other disciplines as necessary, applying critical thinking to promote positive clinical outcomes and ensuring patient education while participating in discharge planning.
Responsibilities
- Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and the nursing department.
- Assesses the patient on admission within the required time frame and makes referrals to other disciplines based on the assessment.
- Develops a nursing care plan for assigned patient on admission and updates the plan of care as needed.
- Able to release, remove, and reapply restraints to patient and ensures patient is in proper position and alignment.
- Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans, and other pertinent information completely in the patient's electronic medical record.
- Demonstrates correct use of Biomedical equipment such as defibrillator, suction machine, IV and feeding pumps, PCA pump, blood glucose monitoring machine.
- Demonstrates safe and effective delivery of patient care such as completing team/patient assignments on time.
- Obtains consents for procedures and blood transfusions, ensuring patient has necessary information to make an informed decision.
- Receives physician's orders, ensures transcription is accurate, and follows through to ensure order is carried out.
- Recognizes and responds appropriately to patient change in condition and institutes emergency action.
- Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person and records these observations accurately.
- Administers medications with knowledge of the action, side effects, correct dosages and route according to ICU policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize and institute arrhythmia protocol for various cardiac rhythms.
- Directs, supervises, and evaluates nursing care provided to patients.
- Administers medications utilizing the seven 'rights' of medication administration.
- Assists physicians with special tests and procedures.
- Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner.
- Participates in orientation of new personnel and performance evaluations of nursing staff.
- Assists team members in giving care to patients or administers direct care when needed.
- Coordinates nursing care of patients when scheduled for therapy or procedures by other departments.
- Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited Registered Nursing program.
- Current state licensure as Registered Nurse.
- BCLS certification and ACLS required.
- Minimum one year training and experience in Critical Care.
Benefits
- $20,000 Sign on Bonus
- $36.00 - $51.00 hour, not including bonus or rewards program
