REGISTERED NURSE RN - SICU Weekend Program

Independence Health System Careers • Butler, PA

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About The Position

Provides direct nursing care to assigned patients in the Intensive Care Unit, including intensive nursing care for acutely ill medical and/or surgical inpatients. The role includes performance improvement initiatives, use of the nursing process in providing care, effective communication, flexibility, quality improvement activities, and professional growth. The position participates in Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy and joins the Rapid Response Team and Cardiac Arrest Team as assigned. The role is non-exempt and part of a weekend program.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Registered Nurse program.
• Current Pennsylvania RN license.
• Healthcare Provider CPR.
• Obtain ACLS within one year of hire or transfer.
• Act 33/73 clearances.
• Clinical rotation through an educational program.
• Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy.
• The role involves frequent standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching overhead, grasping, repetitive upper-extremity use, pushing, waist-to-shoulder and shoulder-to-overhead lifting, and carrying objects up to 20 pounds; it also involves occasional sitting, stooping, climbing, stair use, kneeling, squatting, crouching, crawling, pulling and floor-to-waist lifting of 20–50 pounds.
• Frequent exposure to interruptions, working with hands in water, radiant energy such as computer terminals for more than four hours per shift, and bloodborne pathogens; occasional work in cramped quarters, constant noise, and slippery walking surfaces.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• CCRN certification.
• Prior medical-surgical experience and arrhythmia interpretation.
• Critical care experience, including IABP, IV insertion, ventilator patient care, ABGs, Swan-Ganz, arterial lines, post-open-heart patient care, CRRT, ACLS, and PALS.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to assigned Intensive Care Unit patients.
• Provide intensive nursing care to acutely ill medical and/or surgical inpatients.
• Use the nursing process in the provision of care.
• Participate in performance improvement and quality improvement activities.
• Participate in Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy.
• Participate in the Rapid Response Team and Cardiac Arrest Team as assigned.
• Pursue professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed