RN Inpatient - ICU Stepdown

Description

Job Description

At PeaceHealth, our vision is simple yet powerful: Every person receives safe, compassionate care—every time, every touch. As a Registered Nurse at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, you’ll be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team dedicated to providing exceptional care to our patients. If this resonates with you, consider joining our nursing team in the following :

• Role: Full-Time RN in the ICU Stepdown unit
• Schedule: .9 FTE working three 12 -hour night shifts, 1830-0700.
• Location: PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Vancouver,
  
  

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What we offer you:

• Competitive Pay: $52.22 – $77.59/hour (based on experience and qualifications)
• Additional Incentives:
• Relocation Assistance
• Extra pay for BSN, MSN, DPN, and specialty certifications
• Professional Nurse Advancement Program with financial rewards
• Comprehensive Benefits:
• Medical, dental, vision coverage effective the first of the month after hire
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions
• Paid time off, life and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement & continuing education support
• Culture of Care: Mission-driven, inclusive, and committed to caregiver well-being—physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual
  
  

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Position Details:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
• Management of ventriculostomy, EVD, and ICP. Nursing care of patients with non-traumatic ICH, non-traumatic SAH, seizures. Nursing care of patients post tPA, thrombectomy, aneurysm coiling, carotid artery stenting and intra-cranial stenting. Management of blood pressure abnormalities with parenteral vasoactive agents. Completion of complex neurological assessments/scales.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

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Qualifications

• Accredited School of Nursing
• Requires: Minimum 1 year or more of recent continuous critical care experience, completion of a critical care intern/ residency program, or 3 years in an acute care setting with 400 hours in a critical care unit within the previous year.
• Critical care nursing experience preferred.
• Required: Registered Nurse - Washington State
• Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support Certification
• Required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and NIHSS Certification required within 6 months of hire,
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) required within 12 months of hire for RN's working on Tower 4.
• Preferred: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification and BSN
  
  

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment (Required)
• Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures (Required)
• Basic computer skills (Required)
  
  

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
• Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
• Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).
• Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
• Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
• Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
• Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.
  
  

Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.
  
  

Mental/Visual

• Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
  
  

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.