RN- Progressive Care Unit (stepdown) PRN3

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Position Details

Worker Type: PRN3

Role Overview

The role involves delivering direct nursing care in environments where patients need intricate assessments and interventions, adhering to the established policies, procedures, and protocols of our healthcare organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather comprehensive information from patients, families, and other healthcare professionals to create a complete understanding of the patient's needs or condition.
• Analyze and synthesize assessment data to determine relevant diagnoses or conditions for care.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and the interprofessional team to identify optimal outcomes.
• Formulate a care plan that outlines strategies and alternatives to achieve desired outcomes, utilizing clinical judgment in partnership with patients, families, and the care team.
• Execute the care plan, ensuring a safe environment and coordinating actions with patients, families, and the interprofessional team.
• Assess processes and progress towards achieving goals and outcomes.
• Enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, regularly evaluating personal performance and staying updated on knowledge and skills.
• Communicate effectively across all practice areas, fostering collaboration with patients, families, and the interprofessional team.
• Utilize clinical inquiry and integrate the best available evidence into practice.
• Apply evidence-based practices and scientific knowledge in critical care nursing, ensuring care is tailored to the patient's age-specific and clinical needs as outlined in the department's Scope of Service.
• Maintain a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

QualificationsEducation

Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school or possess equivalent educational qualifications for licensing.

Experience

No prior experience is necessary.

Physical Demands

• Regularly use speech for effective oral communication.
• Consistently stand and walk.
• Frequently lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing between 0-25 lbs.
• Engage in frequent sitting, reaching, and data entry using a keyboard.
• Utilize vision and depth perception for both near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, as well as to identify and differentiate colors.
• Employ the sense of smell to recognize odors.
• Use hearing to receive oral communication and detect body sounds or alarms.
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing between 25-50 lbs.
• Occasionally assist in lifting or moving patients.
• Occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, grip, and perform repetitive movements with legs and arms.
• Occasionally drive.
• Rarely crawl or run.

Licensure and Certifications

Depending on the state of work location, the following certifications are required:

• Illinois:
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - AHA or other specified courses.
• Missouri:
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - AHA
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - AHA or other specified courses.
• Oklahoma:
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - AHA
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - AHA or other specified courses.
• Wisconsin:
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - AHA
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - AHA or other specified courses.

Work Schedule

Shift: Night Shift (United States)

Job Type: Employee

Department: West PCU

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Benefits

We value our outstanding employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package tailored to meet their needs:

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: We provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our organization is committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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