Registered Nurse/ICU-Internal Contract

About the role

Rivers Health is seeking an internal agreement, "Pay In Lieu Of Benefits" Registered Nurse for the ICU Unit at Rivers Health.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial assessment of patient and formulates a plan of care and nursing diagnosis based on the assessment
• Revises and updates plan of care through continuous monitoring and evaluation of patient
• Performs nursing care in a safe and timely manner according to unit specific proficiencies, hospital policies and procedures and philosophy
• Accurate documentation of care
• Provides patient education and discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines
• Delegates patient care duties according to the proficiency level of team members while retaining accountability for duties delegated
• Assist in education and staff development of professional and nonprofessional personnel and provides technical supervision on the unit
• Serves as preceptor to new employees
• Continually evaluates care being delivered and constantly strives to increase quality and efficiency through the hospital-wide, interdisciplinary CQI process
• Attends meetings as assigned
• Keeps Assistant Executive Director/Patient Care Services and/or Risk Management apprised of special concerns regarding quality, cost effective care and risk management issues
• Utilizes standards of national specialty organizations
• Takes responsibility for specific projects as assigned which will ensure departmental compliance to standards of environment of care, management of information, care of patients, and infection control
• Practices positive customer relations techniques
• Respects patient privacy rights and values of individual patients and provides care accordingly
• Maintains emergency drugs, equipment and supplies
• Assists with unit cleanliness
• Attends to patient's and family's needs concerning responses to illness event
• Considers emotional and spiritual as well as physical health
• Works in harmonious manner with team members and strives to create a climate conductive to open and honest dialogue and sharing of concerns
• Participates in developing and evaluating annual unit goals and objectives
• Safe administration of medications with appropriate monitoring
• Completes all annual competencies for assigned areas of responsibility
• Complies with Corporate Policies, Departmental Policies and Procedures and Personnel Employee Handbook
• Must be able to cross-train to other units
• Demonstrates excellence in customer service skills
• Fosters an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration
• Participates in quality improvement activities including serving on quality improvement teams

Requirements

• Maintain a minimum of 24 Contact hours annually
• Maintain ACLS and PALS certifications
• Responsible for safeguarding medications and narcotics