Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – St. Francis Downtown

About the role

Bon Secours is a faith-based and patient-focused organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of all people through exceptional patient care. The mission is achieved through a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence, and respect.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Acts as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units
• Determines the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
• Develops and performs patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensures a safe and therapeutic environment
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team
• Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness
• Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization’s policies and procedures

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care, ACLS required within 6 months of hire)
• 1 year of RN experience (required)
• 6 months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required)

Skills

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to assess patient status
• Experience in an acute care hospital setting
• Knowledge of medication administration
• Interdisciplinary care coordination skills
• Quality improvement initiatives

Benefits

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible); medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts; paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders; tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support.

Pay

Details of pay structure are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details of shift schedule are not specified in the job posting.