Registered Nurse - MSICU

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families, collaborating with physicians and other healthcare team members to meet patient needs. The role may delegate aspects of care to team members under the nurse’s direct supervision and within the scope of nursing practice. The position is in TriHealth’s 24-bed 7AB Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. The unit cares for high-acuity medical and surgical patients, including open-heart recovery patients, and uses ventilators, continuous dialysis, balloon pumps, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring. The role is on-site and scheduled for 24 hours per week, with a posted shift of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The description also refers to a night-shift opportunity, but the listed schedule specifies days. The nurse receives support through an orientation program, critical-care education, collaboration with physicians and the care team, and opportunities for professional growth, education, and specialty certification. The role includes patient and family assessment, care planning and evaluation, safe nursing interventions, education, documentation, communication, staff support, and participation in organizational responsibilities.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
At least 2 years of RN experience in Med/Surg or Telemetry.
New hires must obtain a BSN within 5 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.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional organization.
Specialty certification.
More than 1 year of full-time or 2 years of part-time acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing patient and family assessments, complete assessment tools, document findings, and communicate relevant findings to healthcare providers.
Develop, individualize, communicate, and update patient and family plans of care based on assessment findings, standards of care, patient input, and desired outcomes; establish short- and long-term goals and contribute to discharge planning.
Provide safe, therapeutic, holistic care while protecting patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and individual preferences; seek resources to support ethical decisions and balance patient and unit needs.
Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action to protect patient safety and ensure timely interventions.
Complete assigned patient care and documentation within scheduled timeframes, using clinical data and desired outcomes to guide and document interventions.
Provide health counseling, patient and family education, and teaching; document patient and family responses to care and education.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members, including revising plans of care as needed and effectively communicating and carrying out physician orders.
Safely perform technical skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted practice standards; administer medications and treatments and monitor their effects; use equipment safely and appropriately.
Train and educate other staff, serve as a specialty resource, and support effective learning experiences for students.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members and function in a relief charge or resource role when requested.
Identify areas for self-improvement, maintain current knowledge in the area of practice, and stay informed about organizational and department changes.
Contribute to nursing development and practice through continuing education, formal education, specialty certification, professional organization membership, community health activities, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and collaborative relationships.