Acute Care RN - Critical Care Specialist

Acute Care RN - Critical Care Specialist

Dawson, MN $78,999 - $102,999 a year

Job Type: Full Time

Job Summary: Provide compassionate, patient- and family-centered nursing care in a setting that champions best practices and exceptional customer service. This role emphasizes relationship-based care and upholds the highest professional nursing standards. Nursing care is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics, relevant Nurse Practice Acts, the nursing process, and regulatory standards to ensure excellent patient outcomes and shared leadership within the unit.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Fiscal Responsibility: Efficiently utilize resources and supplies to promote cost savings. Manage time effectively by delegating tasks and scheduling proactively based on patient acuity and census. Engage in ongoing education to implement cost-saving product and practice changes.
• Quality: Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives, including meaningful use, value-based purchasing, and nurse-sensitive indicators. Demonstrate critical thinking, multitasking abilities, and thorough documentation in line with unit and hospital standards. Practice accountability through the nursing process to optimize care, collaborate with the team, streamline workflows, and enhance patient experience. Apply evidence-based practices and assign patient care based on nurse expertise and patient needs.
• Community Service and Patient Satisfaction: Positively represent the healthcare facility in community and hospital-sponsored events. Actively contribute to patient satisfaction through rounding, timely responses, service recovery, and professionalism. Foster a therapeutic environment by minimizing noise, managing electronic device use, and supporting healthcare students and their programs.
• Patient Safety: Integrate safe patient care practices daily, including fall prevention, safe mobilization, medication administration, and patient identification. Utilize event management systems to report near misses and engage in proactive error reduction. Adhere to Just Culture principles, HIPAA regulations, national safety standards, and social media policies.
• Professional Growth: Demonstrate leadership as a charge RN, mentor, and preceptor. Maintain licensure and pursue growth opportunities such as certifications, clinical advancement programs, advanced degrees, and shared leadership roles. Attend educational offerings and stay current with practice standards while tracking professional achievements.
• Customer Service: Deliver care based on relationship-based and unit nursing care models, embracing holistic approaches for diverse populations and fostering interdepartmental collaboration. Meet established customer service standards, address ethical concerns, and support coworkers. Exhibit courtesy, compassion, and respect to patients, visitors, physicians, and colleagues, aligning with service excellence expectations.

Education and Experience Required:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
• Proficiency with computer skills is necessary.
• At least three years of recent critical care nursing experience is required.

Mandatory Licensure/Certifications:

• Current active Registered Nurse licensure by the appropriate state board.
• Area-specific certifications such as ACLS, BLS, PALS, or specialty certifications may be required and maintained upon hire.

Work shift: 4th shift in a regional healthcare setting within the Midwest United States.

MLee Healthcare Staffing and Recruiting, Inc