Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit

Banner Health•Ottawa, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Progressive Care Unit assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and those under their direction, applying specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The position is on the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. The unit provides cardiac care to patients from the local community and across Wyoming. This is a full-time role working three 12-hour day shifts per week on a fast-paced unit. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health care team to coordinate and deliver care. The position may supervise staff and departmental workflow in some roles.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Experience in the clinical area is desired.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying.
Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and cultural needs, along with discharge planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic results, and laboratory data, and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the health care team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, track progress toward goals, and revise plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, orientation, precepting, and mentoring of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Communicate and collaborate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.