Graduate Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

About the role

Licensed new graduate nurse from an accredited nursing program who actively participates in the SSM Health New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. Provides professional nursing care to patients, including assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, delegating, and monitoring tasks assigned to other members of the care team in accordance with professional nursing standards. Responsible for the delivery of age-appropriate care for assigned patients with a wide variety of medical conditions in the Intensive Care Unit.

Responsibilities

• Performs specialized tasks based on demonstrated competence to provide nursing care for the patient population served.
• Performs patient assessments including biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and age-appropriate needs, including assessment of nutrition, pain management, and signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect to develop, evaluate, and modify the patient's plan of care.
• Develops a realistic, comprehensive patient and family educational plan using appropriate resources and methods of instruction; provides patient/family health education and coaching.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation including the processing of physician orders, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Monitors and evaluates delivery of nursing care given by team members based on patient needs and professional judgment.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.
• Completes competency and requirements.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience

• No experience required.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse license appropriate to the state of work location:
  • Illinois: Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • Missouri: Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration, or RN issued by a Compact State
  • Oklahoma: Registered Nurse (RN) – Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN), or RN issued by a Compact State
  • Wisconsin: Registered Nurse (RN) – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, or RN issued by a Compact State

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more), and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and/or hear alarms or malfunctioning machinery.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Schedule

• Night shift
• 36 hours per week
• Employee (regular) position