Registered Nurse - Neuro Stepdown

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The 12ABD Neuroscience Intermediate Care unit at Good Samaritan Hospital is dedicated to providing specialized care for patients with neurological conditions. Our team cares for patients with a wide range of neuro-related diagnoses, including those recovering from anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), lumbar laminectomies, strokes, head injuries, and spinal cord injuries. We also manage patients following ENT surgeries and those transitioning from the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU). This 30-bed unit ensures each patient receives attentive and individualized care. A dedicated charge nurse also supports each shift to oversee patient care and assist the team as needed. We are looking for nurses with medical-surgical or neuro experience, but we also welcome new graduates eager to learn and grow in a supportive environment. Our goal is to provide exceptional care to patients while fostering a learning environment that helps our staff develop their skills in neuroscience nursing. Make a difference every day as a Registered Nurse at TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital. Join a compassionate, servant-led team committed to excellence in patient care while working in a supportive, high-energy environment. We offer career growth opportunities, a comprehensive benefits package, and competitive shift differentials with the potential to earn up to an additional $10 per hour, based on shift, hours worked, and organizational guidelines. Apply today and grow your career with a team that truly values you.

Requirements

Associate's Degree Required to complete all elements of the TriHealth Vizient Professional Nurse Residency Program within 1 year
New hires to obtain their BSN within 5 years of hire
BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
Registered Nurse Knowledge, judgment and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
Up to 1 years’ experience Clinical Nursing
This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families.
The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other healthcare team members in meeting the patient’s needs.
This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice.
Nurses in this position are: newly licensed RNs in specialty areas where the Vizient PNR Program is a requirement and RNs with less than 1 year full time acute care RN experience prior to entering their RN role at TriHealth or RNs with less than 2 years part time acute care RN experience prior to entering their RN role at TriHealth
RNs are enrolled in and required to complete the Vizient Professional Nurse Residency program.
RNs will be moved to the Registered Nurse - Staff position upon completion of all PNR program requirements.

Nice To Haves

medical-surgical or neuro experience
Preferred membership in related professional organization

Responsibilities

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family.
Completes initial assessment tool.
Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines.
Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate.
Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes.
Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways.
Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs.
Develops both short- and long-term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning.
Communicates plan of care to others.
Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity.
Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility.
Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action.
Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe.
Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly.
Trains/educates other staff and acts as an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills.
Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders.
Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes.
Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching.
Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed.
Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice.
Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects.
Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner.
Demonstrates organizations responsibilities: Identifies areas for self-improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructors to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.