Registered Nurse - ICU

Prime Healthcare • Kankakee, IL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe, direct patient care in the ICU using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care of assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and diagnostic findings to physicians, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained.

This is a full-time night position at Prime Healthcare St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois. The schedule is 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays and self-scheduling. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.

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 using the nursing process of 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 standards of care in the ICU.
• Take direct responsibility and accountability for the care of assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

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
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed