RN-Intensive Care Unit
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital
1 Positions
ID: 36432404
Posted On 07/19/2024
Job Overview
Overview
Sign-On Bonus: $10,000 for qualifying applicants!
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) caters to patients with severe and life-threatening illnesses and injuries, which require constant, close monitoring and support from special equipment and medications. We are a 10-bed unit that is staffed with highly trained nurses, doctors and ancillary staff who specialize in caring for critically ill adult and pediatric patients. We provide excellent care and treat common conditions that include respiratory distress, trauma, cardiac conditions, sepsis and many more. We are distinguished from other hospital units by a higher staff-to-patient ratio (2:1) and access to advanced medical resources.
As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the RN contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients in the Intensive Care Unit and their families. Maintains a practice environment that reflects the Professional Nurse Practice Model and in collaboration with other care givers.
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
- Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
- Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/
Responsibilities
Clinical Excellence/Patient Care
- Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
- Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
- Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
- Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of a critical care nurse in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care in the Intensive Care Unit.
- Responds to Code Blue/Pink, Trauma, Rapid Response Team or other urgent calls for patient care.
- Utilizes holistic approach (considering bio-psychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
- Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.
- Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients
Patient Education
- Assesses and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age-specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
- Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
- Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
Qualifications
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Minimum Requirements Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position. |
Preferred or Specialized Not required to perform the essential functions of the position. |
Education:
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Graduate of accredited nursing program (Must obtain BSN within 5 years of hire) |
Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree in Nursing |
Experience:
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One (1) year of hospital clinical experience or demonstrated clinical efficacy. |
License(s)/Certification(s):
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· Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa. · Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or within three (3) months from date of hire. · Must possess and maintain current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or within 1 year from date of hire. · Must possess and maintain current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or within 1 year from date of hire. · Must possess and maintain current Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) certification or within 1 year of hire. |
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
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· Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English. · Multicultural sensitivity. · Basic computer skills. · Customer/patient focused. · Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
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Other:
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· Satisfactory completion of Finley Nurse Residency program with 1 year of start date for all nurses with minimal or no prior acute care experience. · Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
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- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: .90;
- Department: Intensive Care Unit;
- Shift: Nights, 7:00 pm - 7:00 am, for 72 hours per pay period. There is a holiday and a every third weekend rotation.;
- Job ID: 151786;