Registered Nurse, MICU, FT Nights, VUH
About The Position
Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics. We are committed to providing world-class care, advancing medicine through patient care, education, and research, and fostering a collaborative and supportive community. This role is within the MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) Cohort 50, caring for critically ill adult patients aged 18 and older with a variety of conditions including Acute Respiratory Failure, ARDS, Multisystem Organ System Failure, Sepsis, Drug Overdoses, Gastrointestinal Bleeds, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypertensive Crisis, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, and Liver Failure/Cirrhosis. The MICU offers a unique patient population that fosters the development of critical thinking and intensive care assessment skills. Staff involvement in clinical research is a perk, with practice changes seen nationwide based on research conducted in this unit. This is a full-time night shift position, working 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM, three times per week for a total of 36 hours per week, including some weekends.
Requirements
- LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
- Relevant Work Experience
- 1 year experience
- Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
Nice To Haves
- Care Planning (Novice)
- Nursing Patient Education (Novice)
- Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice)
- Evidence-Based Practice (Novice)
Responsibilities
- Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning.
- Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team.
- Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes.
- Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.
- Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
- Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
- Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Benefits
- Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
- Dental and /or vision plan
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Paid Time off (flex PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
- Short-Long term disability
- Subsidized backup childcare
- Inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
