Registered Nurse - ICU/PCU

TriHealth•Montgomery, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families in TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Progressive Care Unit. The MSICU/PCU is an on-site, high-acuity environment with 28 ICU beds and 14 PCU beds, supporting the hospital’s Level III Trauma Program and Comprehensive Stroke Program. Care includes advanced services such as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous techniques. The unit plans to offer care for patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD). The nurse applies the nursing process, collaborates collegially with physicians and other healthcare team members, and may delegate aspects of care to those under their direct supervision within the scope of nursing practice. TriHealth supports nurses’ professional growth through a Critical Care Nurse Development Program and encourages continuing education, formal degree advancement, specialty certification, evidence-based practice, research, and collaboration. This is a part-time, day-shift position at Bethesda North Hospital. The posting also notes that full-time and part-time roles and day and night shifts are available. New hires must obtain a BSN within five years of hire.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in Nursing.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
New hires must obtain a BSN within five years of hire.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs across stages of the life cycle.
Strong clinical judgment and nursing knowledge across the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional nursing organization.
Up to one year of clinical nursing experience; critical care experience is a plus.
The posting’s job requirements state that RNs with more than one year of full-time or two years of part-time acute care experience are preferred.
Certification in the specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families; complete initial assessment tools and document assessments according to unit and TriHealth guidelines.
Communicate assessment findings to other healthcare providers and identify health counseling and teaching needs.
Develop, individualize, communicate, and update plans of care, clinical pathways, goals, and discharge planning with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Provide safe, holistic, therapeutic care while maintaining patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and sensitivity to patient diversity.
Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action to support timely intervention and patient safety.
Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes, basing interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes.
Educate patients and families, document their responses to care and teaching, and collaborate with them and the healthcare team to revise care plans as needed.
Communicate effectively with physicians, understand and execute physician orders, and coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members and perform technical skills according to applicable policies, procedures, and standards.
Safely administer medications and treatments, monitor their effects, and use equipment safely and appropriately.
Train and educate staff, serve as a specialty resource, maintain current knowledge, and contribute to professional development.
Seek resources to help formulate ethical decisions and balance patient needs with unit and facility priorities.
Identify areas for self-improvement, function in relief charge or resource roles as requested, and cooperate with instructors to facilitate student learning.
Demonstrate organizational and department knowledge, adapt to changes, and contribute to quality, safety, service, and collaborative nursing practice.
Follow TriHealth SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors, including respectful, courteous, compassionate, and resource-conscious conduct.