Registered Nurse - MSICU

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The role collaborates with physicians and other health care team members to meet patient needs and may delegate aspects of care within the scope of nursing practice. The position is based in the 24-bed 7AB Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, caring for complex, high-acuity medical and surgical patients, including open-heart recoveries. Nurses may care for patients requiring ventilators, continuous dialysis, balloon pumps, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring. The unit offers orientation, critical-care education, and a collaborative care environment. The position is listed as PRN/OPT, with a minimum commitment of 48 hours every six weeks. The schedule section lists a day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; the role is onsite at Good Samaritan Hospital. TriHealth encourages continued education, formal degree advancement, specialty certification, professional organization participation, community health involvement, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and collaborative relationships among caregivers.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
At least 2 years of RN experience in Med/Surg or Telemetry.
New hires must obtain a BSN within 5 years of hire.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs across stages of the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional organization.
Specialty certification.
More than 1 year of full-time or 2 years of part-time acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing patient and family assessments, complete the initial assessment tool, and document assessments according to unit and TriHealth guidelines.
Communicate assessment findings and patient care needs to appropriate health care providers, including health counseling and teaching needs.
Develop, individualize, communicate, and update plans of care, clinical pathways, and short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the health care team; include discharge planning.
Provide safe, therapeutic, holistic care while protecting patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and individual preferences; seek resources for ethical decisions and balance patient and unit needs.
Recognize emergencies and take appropriate action to protect patient safety and provide timely interventions.
Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes, base interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes, and document care accordingly.
Provide patient and family education and document their response to care and teaching.
Evaluate patient outcomes and collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other team members to revise plans of care as needed.
Delegate and supervise care appropriately within the scope of nursing practice.
Perform technical skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted standards; safely administer medications and treatments, monitor their effects, and use equipment safely.
Train and educate other staff and serve as a clinical resource in the specialty area.
Effectively communicate, understand, and carry out physician orders.
Identify areas for self-improvement, serve in relief charge or resource roles when requested, and maintain current knowledge of practice and organizational changes.
Cooperate with instructors to facilitate effective student learning experiences.
Contribute to nursing development, collaboration, community health, research, evidence-based practice, and specialty-related professional organizations.