Registered Nurse (RN) Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Lifepoint Health • Winchester, TN

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. They are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize employee well-being so they can provide exceptional care to others. As an ICU RN joining their team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join them on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those they serve. The Southern TN Regional Health System ICU Unit is defined by a culture of deep mutual respect where nurses with one year of experience and veterans of twenty years work side-by-side as a true family. They operate with a teamwork mentality where the expectation is that everyone steps in and supports one another to provide the best possible care and maintain a healthy work environment.

Requirements

• Current Tennessee or compact state RN license
• Associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with the State of Tennessee or a licensed Registered Nurse from a Compact State with the proper Tennessee paperwork filed within 30 days of hire.
• Associate's degree required.

Nice To Haves

• One-year previous experience preferred.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree