Registered Nurse - ICU

St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee • Kankakee, IL

47d • $35 - $54 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the ICU at Prime Healthcare St. Mary's Hospital delivers safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse is accountable for the care of assigned patients, works within the scope of practice, and maintains ICU standards of care and patient privacy and confidentiality.

The role includes guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel. The nurse communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The position is full-time on a night schedule, 5 p.m.–5 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays and self-scheduling.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current certification.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current certification.
• Minimum of one year as a staff RN in an acute care hospital; critical care experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a Critical Care Course.
• Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Critical care experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain ICU standards of care and patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition and response to treatment.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed