RN ICU/CCU
Company: Steward Health Care
Location: Port Arthur
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Location: The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Posted Date:
9/13/2024 Job Type: Full Time Salary: 29.00 - 40.00 Department:
4111.43760 ICU POSITION SUMMARY: The RN is responsible and
accountable for directing, planning, and organizing the nursing
activities on the unit for an assigned shift with focus on patient,
physician and staff needs. The RN is responsible for delivering
skilled patient care through the nursing process in accordance with
established policies and procedures; for coordinating patient care
through the nursing process in accordance with established policies
and procedures; for coordinating care among patient/family,
medicine, nursing, ancillary, and other team personnel; acts as
patient advocate; and maintains current knowledge and standards of
professional nursing practice.
- Additional functions applicable when acting as shift Charge
Nurse:
- The charge nurse is responsible for ensuring the effective and
efficient delivery of nursing care and operation of the nursing
unit during his/her shift in a manner consistent with hospital
policies while maintaining a culture of safety, open communication,
team building, and customer satisfaction. The charge nurse
demonstrates critical thinking skills. Duties include:
- Make patient care assignments based on patient acuity and the
skill, experience and competencies of the nursing staff with
consideration for a collaborative, harmonious and compatible
nurse-patient relationship.
- Promotion of a patient-centered culture of safety, teamwork,
accountability, communication and efficiency.
- Evaluate and modify patient care assignments as needed
- Demonstrate effective clinical reasoning, the ability to
effectively reprioritize patient/unit needs and implement rescue
efforts as warranted
- Assisting in the orientation, evaluation and supervision of
agency/temporary staff, new nurses and other staff as needed.
- Demonstrates understanding of suicide prevention and patient
restraints for sitting assignments of 1:1 care, frequent checks and
continuous observation of patients.
- Effective communication between nursing and other hospital
staff, physicians, patients, their families, and visitors as
appropriate, regarding but not limited to:
- Changes in patients' condition
- Results of diagnostic tests
- Safety and quality of care concerns
- Customer satisfaction concerns
- Delegates tasks or interventions in accordance with the Texas
Administrative Code Rule 224.6 to ensure patient safety through
ongoing supervision and accountability.
- Activates the Chain of Command as appropriate
- Ensures compliance with hospital policies and procedures,
regulatory and statutory requirements including but not limited to:
- Core Measures
- Infection Control standards
- CMS
- NIAHO/DNV
- OSHA
- State of Texas POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Equal Opportunity
Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
- Experience of 1-2 years
Medical/Surgical/ICU/E.D./OR/PACU/OPS/NICU preferred.
- Current RN licensure in the state of Texas
- Certification per unit specific competency (i.e. BLS, CPI,
etc.).
- NIHS Scale, stroke education, cardiac education and ortho
education as per department specific competencies. Salary range:
29.00 - 40.00
Keywords: Steward Health Care, Lake Charles , RN ICU/CCU, Healthcare , Port Arthur, Louisiana
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