Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - PRN

Hendricks Regional Health • Danville, IN

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient- and family-centered nursing care in an environment focused on best practice, customer service, relationship-based care, and professional nursing standards. Nursing practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics, the Indiana Nurse Practice Act, the nursing process, and regulatory standards. The RN provides patient care and shared leadership for the unit.

This position is in the Intensive Care Unit. The RN uses time and resources effectively, applies functional and technical expertise, and makes patient-care assignments appropriate to nurse expertise, patient acuity, and technical needs. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, excellent service to patients and others, patient and workplace safety, professional growth, and cooperative teamwork. The RN also maintains privacy and confidentiality, follows standard precautions and organizational requirements, and participates in unit or facility activities such as meetings, peer review, and nursing research or evidence-based practice.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; alternatively, a graduate of a non-accredited nursing school must have at least five years of acute care nursing experience, or an advanced degree from an accredited school.
• Current active Registered Nurse licensure from the Indiana State Board of Nurses’ Registration and Nursing Education.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or obtain a BSN within five years of hire; MSN enrollment in an accelerated program is accepted in place of the BSN requirement.
• Obtain and maintain area-specific required education and certifications, which may include ACLS, BLS, PALS, or specialty certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient- and family-centered nursing care consistent with professional standards, the ANA Code of Ethics, the Indiana Nurse Practice Act, the nursing process, and regulatory requirements.
• Use time and resources effectively, manage competing priorities, and attend product and practice change education to support non-salary cost savings.
• Make patient-care assignments based on nursing expertise, patient acuity, and technical needs.
• Apply evidence-based practice and develop functional and technical skills.
• Provide excellent service to patients, visitors, physicians, coworkers, providers, and community members; respond collaboratively to changing needs and communicate progress, challenges, and results.
• Support patient experience through patient rounding, timely response to needs, service recovery, professionalism, and a therapeutic environment.
• Promote safety for patients, guests, associates, and self; report near misses and participate in proactive processes to reduce errors.
• Apply Just Culture, HIPAA, national safety standards, social media policy, standard precautions, and privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Pursue personal and professional growth, seek feedback, and develop skills and knowledge through opportunities such as certification, clinical advancement, advanced degrees, and nursing shared leadership.
• Build cooperative working relationships, encourage collaboration, and support others through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
• Participate in nursing research or evidence-based practice projects, staff and other required meetings, and peer review when requested.
• Follow organizational and regulatory guidelines and demonstrate the nursing mission, vision, values, and Nursing Professional Practice Model.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level