RN - PICU

RN - PICU

Mission Hospital - Memorial Campus

509 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801

The Kind. The Brave. The Driven. Committed to Positive Impact. Committed to You.

Mission Hospital, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is Mission Health’s flagship hospital, licensed for 815 beds. Healthgrades named Mission Hospital as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals from 2020-2023, identifying the top 1% of hospitals in the nation for providing the highest clinical quality year over year. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade recognized Mission Hospital with an A, nationally recognizing Mission Hospital’s achievements in protecting patients and providing safer healthcare. Mission Hospital also earned the prestigious Magnet Designation in November 2020, the highest international honor that distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous nursing excellence standards.

We are the region’s referral center for the only Level II trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit. And Mission Children’s Hospital the region’s only children’s hospital, including a pediatric emergency room providing 30 pediatric subspecialists. We serve as the busiest robotic surgery program in the Carolinas. Mission Hospital provides the only open heart and interventional cardiology in the region. Earned a three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes.

Hospital: Mission Hospital

Location: 3G

Address: 509 Biltmore Ave

Unit Name: PICU

Building: Cost Center: 64012

General Information

Unit Specifics: Scrub Color(s): Navy blue or white

Number of Beds: 9

Patient Ratios: PICU 1 RN to 1-2 pts Stepdown: 1 RN to 2-3 pts

Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): HUC works 9-9. Tech is shared with PICU.

Type of equipment: Alaris pumps

Documentation system: Cerner

Scheduling requirements: In a 6 week schedule must work 3 weekends

Floating policy: Will float to Peds and NICU

Patient Experience requirements: 1 year PICU experience

Hospital Specifics- Certifications: PALs

Hiring profile Requested Skill Set: Must have: PALs

Advanced skills needed: n/a

Procedures performed on unit: IV starts, Caths, holding for LPs, central line dressing changes, hemodynamic monitoring, trach care, tube feeding and placement, ICP monitoring, ventilator management.

Certifications Required: PALs

Dress Code: (Required uniform) All Navy, All white, or Navy pants and white tops.

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines. All policies available on the intranet

Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. Self-scheduling. No.

Number of Positions: 1/1. Position creation reason: Vacant Position Guaranteed Hours: 36 Contract Weeks: 91