Registered Nurse RN - Medical ICU, Part-time, Nights

#REF!•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Texas Health Fort Worth is responsible for delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process. This includes assessing the patient, planning their care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions. The RN will incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures, initiate actions to meet patient and/or significant others' need for information, and maintain continuity of patient care between shifts, hospitals, and during transfers. The department is a 22-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2, handling MSOF patients, ECMO, CRRT, vent patients, and all forms of life support. The average length of service for RNs in this department is 11 years. This is a Level I Trauma Center and a MAGNET facility.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required
Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
BCLS – prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
ACLS – within 90 days of hire required
CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire
1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
expiration date greater than 3 months preferred
Current ICU and/or PCU experience preferred
high degree of confidentiality
positive interpersonal skills
ability to function in a fast-paced environment
maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients
possess a strong work ethic and always display a high level of professionalism
basic computer skills using medical management application systems

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process: assesses the patient, plans the care of the patient, intervenes as appropriate, evaluates the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information.
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.
Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.