Acute Care RN - Surgical Critical - FT - Night

About the role

Critical Care nursing is the specialty that manages human responses to actual or potential life-threatening problems. Nurses in the critical care setting provide direct care for patients who require complex assessments and interventions. The critical care nurse leads and participates in a collaborative interprofessional team to create safe, respectful, healing and caring environments with a goal of ensuring optimal outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential problems, and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
• Develops a collaborative plan encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
• Implements identified plan through coordination of care and employs strategies to promote health and wellness.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Delivers professional nursing care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring illustrated by creating caring relationships, taking time to have uninterrupted moments with patients and displaying unconditional acceptance and respect.
• Promotes a mutually respectful environment that encourages the exchange of ideas, supports the effectiveness of professional relationships, and integrates ethics in all aspects of practice.
• Demonstrates advocacy in all roles and settings.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice.
• Mentors nurses new to their role for the purpose of ensuring successful enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support.
• Supports students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Commits to lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry for personal growth and development.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible, and used judiciously.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Registered Nurse - KSBN.
• A multistate license with the ability to practice within the State of Kansas.
• Basic Life Support - BLS.
• RQI, CPR or ACLS certifications may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS depending on department.

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to rights of patient/significant other, as identified within the institution.
• Demonstrates awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and departmental functioning.
• Strives to manage situations in a manner, which minimizes risk to the patient and the institution.
• Communicates effectively using verbal, non-verbal and written methods.
• Performs mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration.
• Applies concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Benefits

Remote Work Guidelines: Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards. Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed. Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours. Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor. Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Pay

Salary range: $48,000 - $72,000 per year.

Schedule

Shift 12 Hour Night Shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week 36