Staff RN- CTICU

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) Registered Nurse (RN)

Overview:

36 hours per week

Rotating days & nights every six weeks, every other weekend, holiday rotation

Minimum pay - $36.90 per hour plus shift and weekend differentials

$2.00 per hour increase upon successful completion of unit orientation

$10K signing bonus available for new hires with at least one year of critical care experience as an RN (two year commitment)

More About CTICU:

• 20 beds - 12 closed door rooms & 8 open bay rooms
• Nurse to patient ratios 1:1 & 1:2 (high acuity - 2:1)
• Patient ages: birth to late adulthood
• Patient population: patients with congenital heart defects, acquired heart disease, pre & post-surgical, heart & lung transplants
• We care for ECMO and VAD patients

Job Description Summary:

Assists patients to move rapidly, uneventfully, and as effectively as possible through their episode of care while maintaining quality and safety as a priority. Delegates, directs, oversees and provides developmentally appropriate patient care. Practices professional nursing and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and maintains a current Ohio Nursing License.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Provides nursing care using a family centered approach.
• Assesses individualized patient needs. Communicates patient care needs and priorities to assigned licensed practical nurses (LPNs), patient care assistants (PCAs), unit coordinators, and allied health personnel.
• Plans, implements, educates and evaluates care using evidence-based practices.
• Utilizes therapeutic communication while monitoring the physical, psychological, and social needs of patients and families.
• Engages in the "workplace community" by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding quality improvement, and representing staff at relevant meetings and then reporting important information and updates back to staff.
• Documents according to organizational standards, policies, and procedures.

Education Requirement:

BSN; associate degree with commitment to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire.

Licensure Requirement:

Licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Ohio.

Certifications:

Current CPR certification required. Must be willing to obtain and maintain NRP, PALS, ACLS, APHON or other necessary certification as determined by your manager based on business unit.

Skills:

Quality and safety patient care skills

Strong communication skills.

Ability to provide culturally competent care with a demonstrated commitment to ensuring quality and safety initiatives.

Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Physical Requirements:

Occasionally: biohazard waste, climb stairs/ladder, driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, fume/gases/vapors, hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, lifting/carrying: 41-60 lbs, lifting/carrying: 61-100 lbs, machinery, power tools, pushing/pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance

Frequently: bend/twist, blood and/or bodily fluids, chemicals/medications, communicable diseases and/or pathogens, depth perception, electricity, lifting/carrying: 11-20 lbs, lifting/carrying: 21-40 lbs, patient equipment, pushing/pulling: 0-25 lbs, pushing/pulling: 26-40 lbs, pushing/pulling: 41-60 lbs, pushing/pulling: 61-100 lbs, reaching above shoulder, repetitive hand/arm use, sitting, squat/kneel

Continuously: audible speech, color vision, computer skills, decision making, hearing acuity, interpreting data, lifting/carrying: 0-10 lbs, peripheral vision, problem solving, seeing far/near, standing, walking

Additional physical requirements performed but not listed above: (not specified)

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet