Registered Nurse- MSICU/PCU

TriHealth•Montgomery, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit (MSICU/PCU) at TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital, an on-site, high-acuity setting with 28 ICU beds and 14 PCU beds. The unit supports the hospital’s Level III Trauma Program and Comprehensive Stroke Program and provides advanced critical care services, including Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous (USGPIV) techniques. Care for patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) is planned for the future. The nurse applies the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to patients and families, and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members. The role may delegate aspects of care to staff under the nurse’s direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. TriHealth supports professional growth through its Critical Care Nurse Development Program and encourages continuing education, degree advancement, specialty certification, professional organization membership, community health involvement, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and collaborative relationships. This is a full-time, day-shift, on-site position. The posting also references flexible full-time/part-time and day/night opportunities generally. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is listed, when applicable. Hourly incentives include a $1 weekend incentive and a $4 shift differential; acute care incentive pay is based on prior RN experience.

Requirements

Associate’s 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 the life cycle.
Strong clinical judgment and nursing knowledge.
RNs with more than one year of full-time or two years of part-time acute care experience are preferred.

Nice To Haves

Up to one year of clinical nursing experience; critical care experience is a plus.
Membership in a related professional nursing organization.
Certification in the specialty.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete the initial assessment tool, and document assessments according to unit and TriHealth guidelines.
Communicate assessment findings to appropriate healthcare providers and include health counseling and teaching needs in the assessment.
Develop, initiate, individualize, and update plans of care or clinical pathways based on assessment findings, standards of care, patient and family input, and desired outcomes.
Develop short- and long-term goals with the patient, family, and healthcare team, including discharge planning, and communicate the plan of care to others.
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.
Communicate effectively with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, understand and execute physician orders, and collaborate to revise care plans as needed.
Provide patient and family education and document their response to care and teaching.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members and, as requested, function in relief charge or resource roles.
Safely perform technical skills, administer medications and treatments, monitor their effects, and use equipment appropriately according to policy, procedure, and accepted standards.
Train and educate staff, serve as a specialty resource, maintain current knowledge, and contribute to professional development and effective student learning experiences.
Identify areas for self-improvement, complete assignments on time, and remain knowledgeable about organizational and department changes.
Demonstrate TriHealth SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors in service, quality, safety, respect, stewardship, and engagement.