Registered Nurse- MSICU

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the 24-bed 7AB Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) at Good Samaritan Hospital, providing direct and indirect holistic care to critically ill medical and surgical patients and their families. The unit cares for high-acuity patients, including open-heart recovery patients and those with sepsis, respiratory failure, and postoperative complications. Nurses may manage ventilators, continuous dialysis, balloon pumps, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring. The role involves collaborating with physicians and other healthcare team members and may include delegating aspects of care within the scope of nursing practice. The position is onsite in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is full-time nights, 36 hours weekly, with a 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift. TriHealth offers orientation, critical-care education, and opportunities for professional growth and specialty certification.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers).
New hires must obtain a BSN within five years of hire.
At least two years of RN experience in Med/Surg or Telemetry.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs across stages of the life cycle.
Ability to work full-time nights, 36 hours weekly, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional organization.
Specialty certification.
Acute-care experience: more than one year full-time or two or more years part-time.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing patient and family assessments, complete assessment tools, and document findings according to unit and TriHealth guidelines.
Communicate assessment findings, patient needs, health counseling, and teaching needs to appropriate healthcare providers.
Develop and update individualized plans of care, clinical pathways, and short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the healthcare team, including discharge planning.
Provide safe, therapeutic, holistic care that respects patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and diversity; seek resources for ethical decisions and balance patient and unit priorities.
Recognize emergencies and take appropriate action to protect patient safety and support timely interventions.
Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes, basing interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes.
Provide patient and family education and document responses to care and teaching.
Communicate, understand, and carry out physician orders; collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other team members to evaluate and revise plans of care.
Train and educate staff, serve as a specialty resource, and support student learning experiences when working with an instructor.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members and perform technical skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted practice standards.
Safely administer medications and treatments, monitor their effects, and use equipment safely and appropriately.
Identify areas for self-improvement, maintain current practice knowledge, demonstrate awareness of organizational and department changes, and function in a relief charge or resource role when requested.
Support continuing education, evidence-based practice, nursing research, professional organization involvement, community health activities, and collaborative relationships among caregivers.
Demonstrate TriHealth SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors, including courteous, respectful, compassionate, safety-conscious, and resource-conscious conduct.