Registered Nurse I - Intensive Care Unit - PRN

Saint Francis Health System•Indianapolis, IN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I (PRN) assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. This position is ECB status, requiring a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department, with limited benefit offerings. The role involves independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only. The nurse will coordinate and lead others in the same work performed, but does not supervise. They will work directly with patients and interact with internal and external customers via telephone or face-to-face. Collaboration with other healthcare professionals and staff is frequent, including individuals at the Director level or above.

Requirements

Completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.
Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.
2 years related experience.
Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.
Requires a minimum of 96 hours per month, including 24 weekend hours.
Requires two major holidays (one summer, one winter) annually.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients.
Assesses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient age, cultural and psychosocial factors.
Documents steps of the nursing process.
Utilizes proper medical terminology.
Addresses problems and progress toward goals.
Facilitates patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources, suitable to patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate.
Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities as evidenced by attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.