Title: Progressive Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Overview:

• Job Category: Acute - Nursing - Local
• Duties: RN to patient ratio – 1:4, ranging from young adult to geriatric
• Monitoring patients with medical equipment such as catheters, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ventilators and cardiac monitors
• Care for patients transitioning out of the ICU requiring more care and attention than patients on a general medical-surgical unit
• Frequent patient assessments and proper escalation of a patient’s change in medical condition
• Responding to cardiac arrest and rapid response codes
• Skills: Evidence of graduation from an accredited National League of Nursing School. Baccalaureate degree or satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and experience
• Licensed to practice as a professional nurse in New York State
• Two years of the following experience is required: Medical/Surgical SD or ICU experience, IV Insertion, phlebotomy and conscious sedation
• BLS & ACLS certification
• Demonstrates satisfactory completion of age specific competency
• Education: RN License - required Primary Source Verification - required AHA BLS - required AHA ACLS - required IV Certification - required CCRN - preferred CRRT - preferred ECHMO - preferred Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis - preferred - RN - Interventional Radiology
• Certifications & Licenses: BLS & ACLS certification - Licensed to practice as a professional nurse in New York State - CCRN - IV Certification - RN License

Job Summary:

The Progressive Care (Step down) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Acting as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units
• Determining the priority of the patient's problems and needs
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
• Essential Functions:
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Provide advanced treatment and care to patients with complex diagnoses
• Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
• Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Mercy Health policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned