Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Southside Medical Center

Bon Secours • VA

127d

About The Position

The ICU (Critical Care) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care, developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The role involves collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducting and analyzing initial and ongoing patient assessments, creating a plan of care, implementing treatment, and evaluating treatment effectiveness. The RN must synthesize and prioritize information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient-focused action using clinical judgement and clinical inquiry, anticipate and respond with confidence to rapidly changing patient conditions, and administer medications safely according to state practice and organizational policies.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• 1 year of RN experience (required)
• 6 months RN experience in a Med/Surg, Critical Care, Stepdown, or Emergency Department Unit (preferred)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required)
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire)
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Conduct and analyze initial and ongoing patient assessment
• Create a plan of care
• Implement treatment and evaluate treatment effectiveness
• Synthesize and prioritize information for patient-focused action
• Anticipate and respond to rapidly changing patient conditions
• Administer medications safely according to policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree