RN - Critical Care Stepdown Unit - Per Diem Nights
About the role
Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessing patients, implementing nursing care, monitoring patients, and evaluating nursing care.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor for reactions or side effects.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Qualifications
- Clinical Judgment:
- Appropriately assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care.
- Follows policies/procedures, clinical practice standards pertinent to care, including emergency situations.
- Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make decisions.
- Demonstrates the ability to provide competent, effective care.
- Sets priorities and organizes work appropriately to effectively meet patient needs.
- Delegates tasks to and supervises team members based on assessment of competencies, within scope of practice to ensure appropriate implementation of care.
- Communicates with Nurse Manager/ or designee about availability and management of supplies, system equipment and personnel resources at unit/department level.
- Contributes to unit-based programs and strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient care.
- Optimizes use of staff (overtime, agency, skill mix, etc.) based on unit census and patient acuity.
- Systems Thinking:
- Recognizes available resources/tools for meeting patient/family needs.
- Completes assignments in an efficient and timely manner, requesting and utilizing resources appropriately.
- Documents patient assessment, plan, interventions and response in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
- Communicates with Nurse Manager/ or designee about availability and management of supplies, system equipment and personnel resources at unit/department level.
- Demonstrates contribution to unit-based programs and strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient care.
- Optimizes use of staff (overtime, agency, skill mix, etc.) based on unit census and patient acuity.
- Clinical Inquiry:
- Shows commitment to learning new knowledge and skills to enhance service to patients/ families and achieve organizational goals.
- Implements and validates practices based upon current nursing evidence.
- Advances the profession by assisting in clinical education and orientation of other staff and students; may function as preceptor for new staff.
- Uses available resources to answer questions in regards to best practices, reflects upon practices on an ongoing basis.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement in processes of care and other improvements at a unit level.
- Actively participates in the collection and use of data and/or evaluation relative to unit-based performance improvements.
- Unit Specific Responsibilities:
- Participates in selection of and completes all unit-specific competencies.
- Articulates Nursing Sensitive Indicators and quality goals for unit and describes role in accomplishing expectations; describes role and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Experience
Minimum Required: Graduate of accredited nursing program with RN licensure. Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required.
Additional Job Details
Per diem opportunity available on Critical Care Stepdown unit. Looking for a safe supportive environment to care for patients and build your career?
Benefits
Includes 3:1 RN ratio for IMCU patients, 4:1 RN ratio for med/surg tele patients, pharmacist on the unit, designated clinical educator and a house wide night shift clinical educator, inpatient clinical coach, day/night clinical practice leader, resource RN with minimal patient assignment, designated LNA's per shift - Leadership support, granted the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (trademark), and more.
Pay Range
$32.29 - $62.57/Hourly
Grade
6
Temp Type
Per Diem
Work Location
789 Central Avenue
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Employee Type
Per Diem
Work Shift
Night
Pay Range
$32.29 - $62.57/Hourly
Grade
6
Temp Type
Per Diem
Work Location
789 Central Avenue
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Employee Type
Per Diem
Work Shift
Night
EEO Statement
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.