Registered Staff Nurse - TICU - University Hospital

Registered Nurse

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse professional responsibility within their scope of practice:

• Practices family centered nursing according to policies and Nurse Practice Act.
• Serves as charge nurse when assigned.
• Supervises, plans, evaluates, and coordinates patient care provided by other licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Demonstrates CPR according to American Heart Association standards.
• Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies and performs these responsibilities in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values.
• Adheres to hospital policies including confidentiality.
• Requires regular and prompt attendance.
• Works the assigned schedule including overtime and call as required.
• Serves as preceptor for new employees and nursing students.

The UH TICU - Registered Nurse responsibilities:

• The RN utilizes the Nursing process to:
• Assess the patient
• Plan individualized care
• Identify expected outcomes
• Implement and evaluate nursing interventions for patients and families
• Provides direct patient care according to unit specific competencies:
• Performs therapeutic procedures and assists with diagnostic procedures required for the care of the patient
• Administers medications including controlled substances by all routes
• Administers blood and blood products
• Responds appropriately to emergency patient situations
• Starts IVs
• Performs activities of daily living
• Performs basic life support and management of arrest situations
• Requires minimal supervision to safely perform patient care. When performing skilled procedures the RN can state the purpose, rationale, precautions and observations related to that procedure.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when:
• Moving, positioning and transferring patients without assistance or with assistance when needed for patient safety
• Moving equipment that is necessary to perform essential functions
• Provides patient and family education by planning, coordinating and delegating, as appropriate, the educational needs of each patient.
• Education documentation complete
• Utilizes a terminal to access the Hospital Information System.

The Registered Nurse communication responsibilities:

• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families and healthcare team in person and via telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages

The Registered Nurse documentation responsibilities:

• Maintains accurate and complete medical records by:
• Utilizing the correct documentation tools and procedures
• ADP complete within unit timeframe
• Flow chart complete with signature
• Discharge form complete
• Pain Assessment tool complete
• MAR complete
• Supervising, evaluating and finalizing the patient care record.
• Transcribing physician orders

The Registered Nurse citizenship responsibilities:

• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict.
• Cooperates, helps others and improves the performance of the unit.
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational and hospital requirements.
• Utilizes cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.

The Registered Nurse responsibilities for providing age specific care:

• Demonstrates the ability to provide competent patient care to the following patient populations:
• Pediatric, Adolescent, Adults, Geriatric

The Registered Nurse responsibilities as Charge Nurse:

• Identifies, organizes and directs activities to utilize resources, personnel, and materials to meet the needs of the patient and nursing staff.
• Communicates with the Nurse Manager and Nurse Administrator, on an ongoing basis, regarding:
• Changes in unit status
• Patient related issues
• Staffing issues
• Quality Management issues
• Other events as they evolve
• Acts as first line in problem resolution with other departments and any patient complaints
• Assists with shift duty assignments or serves a staff nurse as needed.
• Verifies that emergency equipment is functional.

Other duties as assigned/required, including reassignment to other units.

Participates on committees as assigned.

Participates in Performance Improvement activities through quality measurement or participation of !CARE process as assigned.

Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required

Nursing personnel of the Trauma Intensive Care Unit must maintain a TCAR or Trauma certification corresponding to their scope of practice and patient population served within 18 months of employment. The Certification will be maintained by the HealthStream platform and made available to the Trauma Program Manager or Trauma Coordinator upon request.

Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements

Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards

Regular and prompt attendance

Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required

Related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing Required
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama Required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association within 1 Year Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Upon Hire Required
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Teaching others how to do something.
• Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.