RN - Med Surg ICU

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This 12-bed ICU primarily serves patients with a variety of complex medical and pulmonary conditions, co-managed by hospitalist and critical care medicine. The unit also provides ICU-level care for patients from cardiology and surgical service lines, and offers CRRT and targeted temperature management. As a registered nurse (RN), you are expected to consistently deliver the best in care and customer service, demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in every interaction. RNs assume primary accountability for nursing coordination and individualized patient care for all ages, utilizing delegation and critical thinking skills for a collaborative approach. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care to achieve optimal outcomes. Age-specific assessments are completed and used to develop a plan of care, which is then collaborated on with the healthcare team, patient, and family, and revised as needed. Treatments and medications are accurately administered and documented using automated computer systems, including electronic medical records. Patient and family educational needs are identified, incorporated into the plan of care, implemented, and documented. The RN contributes to Carilion Clinic’s performance improvement activities, acts as a patient advocate, protector of patient rights, and provider of psychological, social, and cultural support. Knowledge of growth and development is applied to patient care. The RN determines and performs within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support evidenced-based, quality patient care and performance improvement. Expertise is demonstrated in rapidly changing circumstances, and strategies are planned to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, resource consumption, and improve patient outcomes. The RN functions as a role model for clinical practice, manages resources, establishes priorities, and modifies the environment to meet patient care needs. Manager/director predetermined projects are completed within specified time frames. Problem-solving methods are used to resolve patient and personnel situations. The RN takes an active role in orienting new employees, provides feedback to staff, and contributes to practice, environment, and work issue discussions through participation in unit, hospital, and/or system activities. Education activities for the unit/department are assisted with.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing or an approved nursing program eligible to sit for the Virginia RN licensure examination.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Virginia or eligible to obtain Virginia RN licensure.
AHA BLS-HCP required.
Computer skills required for electronic medical record (EPIC).

Nice To Haves

May be required to obtain/maintain BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP based on specific work unit.

Responsibilities

Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care for patients of all ages.
Collaborates with the healthcare team, patient, and family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary plan of care.
Revises the plan of care according to changes in patient status.
Accurately administers and documents treatments and medications for patients of all ages using automated computer systems.
Identifies, implements, and documents patient/family (caregiver) educational needs.
Contributes to Carilion Clinic’s performance improvement activities.
Acts as a patient advocate, protector of patient’s rights, and provider of psychological/social/cultural support.
Applies knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients.
Determines and performs within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support evidenced-based, quality patient care service and performance improvement.
Exhibits clinical expertise in rapidly changing circumstances.
Plans strategies to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, resource consumption and improve patient outcomes.
Functions as a role model for clinical practice to coworkers, students, and physicians.
Manages resources, establishes priorities, and modifies the environment to meet patient care needs.
Completes manager/director predetermined projects within specified time frame and according to pre-established guidelines.
Uses problem-solving methods to facilitate resolution to patient and personnel situations.
Takes an active role in the orientation of new employees.
Provides feedback to staff using appropriate communication and documentation.
Provides input into practice, environment, and work issues by participating on unit, hospital, and/or system activities.
Assists with providing education activities for unit/department.