RN: Medical ICU - Nights

University of Missouri Health Care • Columbia, MO

7d • $34 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate, dedicated registered nurse for its Medical ICU nursing team at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The nurse assesses patients’ conditions and care needs, sets goals, and provides holistic, patient-centered care addressing physical, psychological, social, rehabilitative, and discharge-planning needs. The role includes promptly assessing and reassessing pain, managing medications and educating patients and their significant others, and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions.

The nurse maintains hospital and unit standards and procedures, accurately documents and reports patient observations, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to support patient satisfaction and quality care. The position is on-site and works nights from 1900 to 0730, with every-third-weekend rotation. Rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement weather are required.

Requirements

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact multistate RN licensure.
• Compact-state RNs must apply under their new state of residency within 30 days after changing their primary state of residency.
• One year of RN experience.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, with or without reasonable accommodation, including ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient conditions and nursing needs, set goals, and prescribe appropriate nursing actions to address physical, psychological, social, rehabilitative, and discharge-planning needs.
• Promptly assess, intervene on, and reassess patients’ self-reported pain and symptoms using an appropriate assessment tool, such as a numerical scale, FACES, or FLACC.
• 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.
• Accurately and concisely document and report pertinent patient observations and reactions to the appropriate person.
• 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, as applicable.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting on day one.
• 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.
• Additional $4.00 per hour night-shift differential and $3.00 per hour weekend-shift differential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed