Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit - Full time nights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Capital Region Medical Center provides compassionate nursing care and helps ensure a safe, therapeutic environment. The RN assesses patients’ conditions and needs, sets goals, plans and implements nursing interventions, and evaluates whether care is achieving intended outcomes. The role includes addressing patients’ physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs, including discharge planning, and working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver quality care and support patient satisfaction. The RN assesses and reassesses pain using appropriate tools, understands medication actions and side effects, reports relevant information, and educates patients and significant others about medications. The nurse maintains hospital and unit standards, policies, and procedures; documents patient observations accurately; and participates in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement activities. The position works onsite at a 24-hour health care facility and requires night shifts, rotating weekends, holidays, and work during inclement weather.
Requirements
- Missouri Board of Nursing RN licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact multistate RN licensure; compact RNs must apply under the new state of residency within 30 days after changing their primary state of residency.
- One year of RN experience.
- Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, with or without reasonable accommodation, including ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.
Nice To Haves
- Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ conditions and nursing needs, set goals, and prescribe appropriate nursing actions, including discharge planning.
- Assess, intervene, and reassess patients’ reported pain and symptoms promptly using an appropriate assessment tool.
- Understand medication actions and side effects, report pertinent information, and educate patients and significant others about medications.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in achieving goals and intended patient care outcomes.
- Maintain nursing care standards and implement hospital and assigned unit policies and procedures.
- Participate in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups; follow attendance, punctuality, and dress-code guidelines.
- Report pertinent patient observations and reactions to appropriate personnel and document them accurately and concisely.
- Provide quality patient care and work with multidisciplinary teams to support high patient satisfaction.
- Complete unit- or department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one.
- Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays.
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
