Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Lexington, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the 16-bed Critical Care Unit at Lexington Medical Center, providing intensive and intermediate care. The unit has a dedicated charge nurse without a patient assignment and equipment to monitor heart rhythms and other hemodynamic pressures. Patient care includes supporting patients on ventilators, noninvasive ventilation with BiPAP or CPAP, and heated high-flow oxygen; titrating IV medication drips to ordered parameters; and following protocols and order sets. Patient populations include sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, DKA, HHS, electrolyte abnormalities requiring close monitoring, COPD, CHF, pulmonary edema, cardiac dysrhythmias, stroke, unstable post-surgical conditions, hypertensive emergencies requiring IV drips, overdose, and alcohol detox.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Greater than 1 year of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
• Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Apply evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
• Communicate compassionately and skillfully.
• Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
• Care for critical and intermediate care patients, including patients requiring ventilatory support, hemodynamic monitoring, and titrated IV medication drips.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed