Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Step down – 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 Progressive Care (Step down) Registered Nurse (RN) position is committed to these values.

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 and prioritize needs
• Experience in an acute care hospital setting
• Knowledge of medication administration and safety practices

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 on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.