Surgical Neuro Trauma ICU Nurse

Job Summary

You will provide direct nursing care to neurology, neurosurgical, Level I trauma, and general surgery patients in this 32-bed Intensive Care Unit. You will deliver compassionate, high-quality care that impacts patients' well-being and recovery.

Responsibilities

• Leverage expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans.
• Collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, focusing on optimal patient outcomes.
• Apply keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a passion to help others.
• Support patient recovery with a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes for the patient.
• Represent the organization positively and apply negotiation and conflict management strategies.
• Organize and prioritize patient care activities, balancing them with the needs and comfort of the patient.
• Document the nursing care plan and incorporate the nursing process following the standard of care for patient care area.
• Document changes in patient condition and response to interventions within established timeframes.
• Demonstrate accountability for own ethical behavior and support ethical practice by addressing and/or escalating issues.
• Recognize and adapt to changes in patients' condition (e.g., lab results, vitals, signs, test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
• Utilize SBAR format to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings, and perform nurse-to-nurse report at the bedside.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Registered Nurse (RN): AZ or Compact license
• One (1) year Registered Nurse (RN) experience
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Diploma, or foreign equivalent
• Preferred: Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN)
• One (1) year Registered Nurse (RN) experience in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Qualifications

• Keen assessment skills
• Acute critical thinking
• Patient-first mindset
• Sense of urgency and dedication to excellence
• Knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs
• Ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients' condition
• SBAR format tool to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings
• Perform nurse-to-nurse report at the bedside

Skills

• Comprehensive nursing care
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Critical thinking and assessment skills
• Documentation and reporting
• Conflict resolution
• Communication and negotiation
• Adaptability to changing conditions

Benefits

To be eligible for the Education Benefit program, full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals.

Pay

$35.00 - $58.63 /hour

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.