Registered Nurse, RN, Critical Care Stepdown

Responsibilities:

The Registered Nurse, RN, Critical Care assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Grand View Health's Hospital Pavilion with 52 private rooms designed to accommodate ICU or PCU levels of care include the newest in-room technology that connects patients and family to caregivers and daily care plans.

Essential Functions:

• The Registered Nurse ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives. Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
• Displays professional commitment and supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• Fosters a healing environment for patients and families
• Assumes responsibility and authority for establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient/ family and creating an individualized plan of care, and evaluates patient's response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Integrates clinical reasoning and knowledge as the foundation for decision-making
• Balances patient's rights and organization's responsibilities in providing professional and ethical care

The Critical Care Stepdown, in combination with the ICU, is a 26-bed acute care unit specializing in the care of stable but critically ill patients. Our goal is to provide transition level care to patients who while stable, still require a high degree of support.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Diploma in Nursing, required

Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse in PA, required

Basic Life Support (BLS), required

Advanced Life Support, (ACLS), within 6 months of hire

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
• Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
• 403B
• On-site discounted childcare center
• Paid time off
• Sick time for full time employees
• Tuition assistance
• Free life insurance for full time employees
• Long term disability for full time employees
• Short term disability
• Employee referral bonus
• Identity theft insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee discount program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free parking