Registered Nurse Intermediate Care Unit

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by using technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordinating care with other health team members.

Responsibilities

• Absorb and evaluate information from other members of the interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Collaboratively develop individualized plan of care, actively seeking patient, family, team, and physician involvement.
• Direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
• Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, guidelines of care, and professional licensure provisions.
• Evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction.
• Revisit and revise the plan of care as necessary and reassess changes as appropriate.
• Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of others.
• Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, practice within the scope of licensure, provide accurate and timely documentation, and understand the legal implications of care delivery.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their BSN within four (4) years of their hire date.

Skills

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentation
• Professional Etiquette
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.