RN Neuro ICU

HCA Healthcare•Savannah, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Neuro ICU coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance. The RN performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care in the medical record, and teaches patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and potential side effects, and follow-up care. The RN explains complex medical terminology in understandable terms, provides guidance on non-medicinal measures such as diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes, and prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management. The role also applies evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment that supports recovery.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification; an associate degree, bachelor's degree, or registered nurse diploma is accepted.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 60 days of the employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) must be obtained within 30 days of the employment start date.
No years of experience required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered, individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to support patient care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology to support understanding.
Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
Prepare patients and caregivers for future self-management.
Apply evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that promote recovery.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans
Free counseling and referral services
Paid time off and paid family leave
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family-building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts