Neuro ICU Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission and values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN performs procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers; documents care in the patient medical record; and educates patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Education includes explaining complex medical terminology, discussing non-medicinal measures such as diet, exercise, and disease prevention, and preparing patients and caregivers for future self-management. The role also applies evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet quality measures and improve care. In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, the RN coordinates, evaluates, customizes, and delivers holistic treatment plans that promote recovery.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN).
Associate degree, bachelor's degree, or Registered Nurse diploma.
Acute care experience required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
No travel required.

Nice To Haves

Critical care experience preferred.
Neuro experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with departmental requirements and applicable nursing standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document the administration of care in patient medical records in a timely and thorough manner.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology and provide education about non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.
Apply evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that support recovery.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Legal counseling, identity theft protection, consumer discounts, auto and home insurance, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.