RN-Stepdown/Critical Care Neuro/Trauma IMC

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Position Overview

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

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 efforts 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.
• Employ clinical inquiry and integrate the best available evidence into practice.
• Utilize evidence-based practices and scientific knowledge in critical care nursing, ensuring care is tailored to the patient’s age 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.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate from an accredited nursing program or equivalent educational background for licensing.
• Experience: No prior experience is necessary.

Physical Demands

• Regularly use speech for effective oral communication.
• Consistently stand and walk.
• Frequently lift, carry, and push/pull objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Engage in frequent sitting, reaching, and data entry.
• Utilize vision for near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, including color differentiation.
• Employ smell to recognize odors.
• Use hearing to receive oral communication and detect alarms or machinery issues.
• Occasionally lift or move 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 engage in crawling or running.

Licensure and Certifications

Depending on the state of employment, the following certifications are required:

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - State-specific licensing body
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Other certifications may include Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), or NRP Essentials.

Work Schedule

This position requires night shift availability.

Employment Type

Full-time employee status.

Department

Neuroscience Center (7SW)

Weekly Hours

36 hours scheduled per week.

Benefits

We value our outstanding employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly employees instant access to 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.