Registered Nurse - ICU/PCU

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect holistic care to patients and families in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital. The unit has 28 ICU beds and 14 PCU beds and supports the hospital’s Level III Trauma Program and Comprehensive Stroke Program. Care includes patients with complex, high-acuity needs and use of advanced services and techniques such as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access (USGPIV). The unit plans to offer care for patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD). The nurse applies the nursing process, collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members, and may delegate aspects of care within the scope of nursing practice. The role includes assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, patient and family education, documentation, and supervision of delegated care. Nurses may contribute as a resource to colleagues and support professional learning and unit excellence. TriHealth offers a Critical Care Nurse Development Program with education and hands-on learning. This is a part-time, onsite position on the day shift at Bethesda North Hospital. The posting also describes a $2,500 sign-on bonus, a $1-per-hour weekend incentive, a $4-per-hour shift differential, and acute care incentive pay based on previous RN experience.

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.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs across stages of the life cycle.
Strong clinical judgment and nursing knowledge across the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional nursing organization.
Up to one year of clinical nursing experience; critical care experience is a plus.
Preferred certification in a specialty.
The job requirements also identify RNs with more than one year of full-time or two years of part-time acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete assessment tools, document findings, and communicate assessment results to healthcare providers.
Develop, individualize, communicate, and update plans of care and clinical pathways based on assessments, standards of care, patient and family input, and desired outcomes; establish short- and long-term goals, including discharge planning.
Provide safe, holistic, therapeutic care while maintaining patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and sensitivity to patient diversity; seek resources for ethical decisions and balance patient and unit needs.
Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action; complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes.
Base interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes, document care, and evaluate patient and family responses, including responses to teaching.
Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members to coordinate care and revise plans as needed; understand and execute physician orders.
Provide patient and family education and health counseling, and document teaching and responses.
Perform technical skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted practice standards; safely administer medications and treatments, monitor their effects, and use equipment safely.
Delegate and supervise care appropriately within nursing practice; train and educate staff and serve as a specialty resource.
Support organizational responsibilities, including identifying self-improvement needs, serving in relief charge or resource roles as requested, maintaining current practice knowledge, facilitating student learning, and understanding organizational and department changes.
Contribute to professional development, continuing education, evidence-based practice, nursing research, community health activities, specialty certification, and collaborative relationships.