ICU RN
About The Position
At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging. As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement. Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage. Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team. Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed. Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team. Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.
Requirements
- Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire
- Registered Nurse: IA, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 months
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 5 months
Nice To Haves
- Keen assessment skills
- Acute critical thinking
- Patient-first mindset
- Profound enthusiasm to help others
- Sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Deliver compassionate, high-quality care that impacts patients' well-being and recovery.
- Provide individualized, comprehensive care.
- Make critical assessments.
- Perform skilled procedures.
- Implement patient care plans.
- Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team.
- Follow the nursing process: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate.
- Collect and analyze healthcare consumer data (psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors).
- Set measurable and achievable short and long-term goals in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Implement and/or modify the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning, standards of care, and evidence-based practice.
- Provide care coordination, education, and discharge planning.
- Be accountable for direct, indirect, or delegated care, following professional and legal standards for delegation.
- Evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals using a systematic, ongoing process.
- Revise the plan of care when needed, involving the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
- Document all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
