Registered Nurse, RN - CSICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the CSICU plans, coordinates, and directs quality, compassionate patient care while maintaining professional nursing practice standards and fostering positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families. The RN supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs, and other non-licensed staff. The role includes assessing patients on admission and throughout their care, planning and documenting education, evaluating and coordinating patient-centered care, delegating work to team members, applying safety principles, documenting observations and care, providing handoff reports, and participating in unit huddles and performance improvement activities. The RN must meet DCH performance, compliance, behavioral, and safety standards and use the required electronic systems. Other duties may be assigned. Work is performed onsite and requires physical presence. Schedules vary, and every-other-weekend work is required. The role involves leadership, decision-making, delegation, communication, managing stressful situations and time pressures, and possible exposure to body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals, hazardous materials, and cleaning solutions. Common protective equipment is required. Physical demands include medium work, lifting or exerting force as described, prolonged standing and walking, reaching, kneeling, bending, sitting, stooping, and running in an emergency. The position requires stamina for prolonged shifts and normal or corrected hearing and vision.
Requirements
- Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license, or ability to obtain one before starting.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training; international RNs may obtain it within 30 days of starting.
- Associate degree required; BSN preferred.
- Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
- Required within six months of starting, as applicable to the unit: ACLS for Cardiac/Critical Care; ACLS and PALS for Emergency Department; TNCC for the Regional Campus Emergency Department; ACLS for Perioperative; PALS and ACLS for PACU; NRP for NICU; ACLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring for Labor & Delivery; NRP for Mother Baby Unit; PALS for Pediatrics; ACLS for the Cardiac Monitoring Unit; and ACLS for Dialysis.
- Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, communication, delegation, conflict-management, and teamwork abilities.
- Ability to manage stressful situations, time pressure, structured and unstructured work, and interactions with different personalities, including unpleasant or verbally or physically aggressive individuals.
- Ability to use electronic mail, telephone, and texting.
- Ability to tolerate possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals, hazardous materials, or cleaning solutions and to wear common protective and safety equipment.
- Ability to perform medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
- Ability to tolerate prolonged standing and walking and to reach, stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit, stoop, and run in an emergency.
- Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull, and carry objects; coordinated finger movement; and fingertip sensation to perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size.
- Ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation and stamina to work prolonged shifts.
- Normal or corrected hearing and vision within normal range.
- Physical presence onsite is essential.
- Ability to work every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Assess each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis, including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, pain, nutritional, functional, developmental, age-related, and discharge-planning needs.
- Plan, provide, and document patient and significant-other education based on relevant patient factors and identified learning barriers.
- Evaluate and regularly reevaluate patient care; coordinate care planning with patients, families, providers, and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
- Assign and delegate nursing care to team members according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities.
- Apply safety principles when providing care.
- Accurately document observations, care provided, and changes in the care plan.
- Provide accurate handoff reports and participate in unit-based huddles.
- Assist with performance improvement activities, including serving on teams as warranted, assisting with measures, and supporting and implementing improvement changes.
- Complete initial and annual competency requirements for the job class.
- Meet performance, patient and employee satisfaction, financial, compliance, behavioral, and safety standards established by DCH.
- Identify and reduce unsafe practices and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.
- Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
- Supervise LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs, and other non-licensed staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
