Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) - Open Heart Recovery - Anderson Hospital

Mercy Health • Cincinnati, OH

50d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process. The role involves collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing problems and needs, and evaluating nursing care and its outcomes. The nurse coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care with other health team members.

Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements a plan of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The role also administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures; coordinates patient care across hospital departments; advocates for patient safety through ongoing quality improvement; and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

• Associate of Nursing degree or Diploma in Nursing.
• Valid nursing license in the state of practice.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
• Nursing judgment and skill grounded in biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
• Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery.
• Skills in coordinating patient care and evaluating professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
• Ability to provide health teaching and promote health.
• Patient advocacy and partnership skills.
• Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
• Ability to use office and clinical technologies.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to helping patients find meaning in illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
• Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
• Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
• Conflict management and resilience.
• Ability to delegate activities while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Analyze assessment data, identify and prioritize patient problems and needs, and create a plan of care.
• Implement treatment and evaluate its effectiveness and the outcomes of nursing care.
• Administer medications safely according to state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Serve as a point of contact for patient care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
• Coordinate and provide patient teaching.
• Coordinate care provided by health team members.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree