Registered Nurse (RN) SICU Weekend FT PM

Baptist Health•Alabaster, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient care in a hospital or inpatient setting for patients with advanced illnesses or injuries who need timely, intensive, and complex care. The role requires advanced nursing skills, close monitoring, and a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio. The nurse assesses patients, develops and revises individualized care plans, evaluates progress, coordinates care, delegates appropriately, documents care, and collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams. The nurse may also serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician and support the hospital’s and nursing department’s goals. Registered Nurses with specialized training may function as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) Specialists, providing daily staffing for extracorporeal life support services. Under the direction of unit leadership and medical and perfusion providers, ECMO Specialists manage and monitor ECMO equipment and circuits, administer ordered blood products and medications through the circuit, support ECLS during transport, ensure continuous coverage, and respond to crises and emergencies. They work in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and collaborate with physicians, perfusionists, and other healthcare team members. When not providing ECLS services, the nurse may provide critical nursing resource support to the CVICU or other areas as directed by leadership. The nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others and to ongoing improvement in care quality and organizational outcomes. The role includes participation in committees, peer review, mentoring, coaching, continuing education, and professional development. The position is based at Baptist Health Shelby in Alabaster, Alabama, and is listed as full-time weekend PM.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Baptist Health and unit/department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
At least 1 year of experience, unless approved by an AVP level or above.
Maintain a current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Responsibilities

Provide complex nursing care, assessment, therapies, and high-intensity interventions while maintaining continuous vigilance.
Use patient information and assessment data to anticipate and respond to changing conditions and take timely, evidence-based action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and record electronic displays, including pressure readings and cardiac rhythms.
Respond to life-saving situations and recognize serious conditions, notifying a physician or taking preplanned emergency measures when needed.
Assess patient needs, develop and revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Advocate for patients and families and provide compassionate, therapeutic care.
Provide age-appropriate care and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician as needed.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage care and unit operations.
Coordinate care for an assigned group of patients and delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety activities in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Maintain competency in nursing skills and use of patient care and unit equipment.
Prioritize patient care in accordance with evidence-based standards and identify and resolve problems effectively.
Communicate relevant patient-condition and unit information to healthcare team members.
Collaborate with education and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain punctual attendance and comply with Baptist Health policies and procedures.
For qualified ECMO Specialists, provide scheduled, unscheduled, and emergency ECLS in the hospital setting.
Operate ECMO equipment under the direction of medical and perfusion providers; monitor and optimize the ECMO circuit and related equipment.
Administer ordered blood products and medications through the ECMO circuit and manage equipment connected in-line with the circuit.
Manage ECLS during transport and ensure continuous ECLS coverage.
Attend mandatory quarterly simulations.
Maintain ECMO/perfusion equipment and supplies and provide relevant information to the supervisor/director in conjunction with biomedical services or vendors.
Provide critical nursing resource support to the CVICU or other areas as directed when not providing ECLS services.
Participate in or lead unit- or organization-level nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
Participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
Attend staff-development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Partner with nursing leadership to identify professional development needs and take responsibility for continuing education.
Perform other duties as assigned.