Bon Secours Mercy Health - Warren, OH
posted 15 days ago
About the position
At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. The Progressive Cardiac Intermediate Unit is a 35 bed-unit and is an intermediate/ICU step down unit. St. Joseph has recently opened a new cath lab and is currently doing diagnostics but will soon be doing interventions. The post-op cath lab patients will be housed on this unit until time of discharge. This unit has the ability to handle patients that are trached and on a ventilator. You will utilize your critical thinking skills while seeing patients with a higher acuity of illnesses. Some of those examples would be as follows: Sepsis, NSTEMI, Cardiac drips (ex: Cardizem) for irregular heart rhythms, Chest Pain, Kidney Failure, Respiratory Failure patients needing BiPAP/CPAP care. Your experience on this unit will prepare you for endless possibilities to advance your career. Our new graduates will typically have a minimum of 12 weeks orientation to set you up for success. Up to $30,000 Sign on Bonus (experienced RNs 1+ years) $2,500 Sign on Bonus - New Grads
Responsibilities
- Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness
- Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures
- Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
- Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department
- Serves as patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics
- Serves as a point of care with care coordination and family members or caregivers
- Clinically manages patients with multi-system organ failure and/or multisystem trauma
- Using the AACN Synergy Model, restores, supports, promotes, rehabilitates, or palliates to maintain the physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial stability of patients across the lifespan
- Synthesizes and prioritizes information in order to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient-focused action using clinical judgement and clinical inquiry
- Anticipates and responds with confidence and adapts to rapidly changing patient conditions
- Responds to the unique needs of the patients and families coping with unanticipated illness or injury and treatment and advocate for their choices in quality of life
Requirements
- Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact (required)
- 1 year of RN experience (required)
- 6 months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred)
- BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
- ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred)
- CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred)
- PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred)
- National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification (preferred)
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
Nice-to-haves
- EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred)
- Critical Care Course (preferred)
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
