ICU

Adult Intensive Care/Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals. At IU Health, you will develop your career in significant ways, advancing healthcare and delivering the highest level of patient care. Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed by a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can develop clinical expertise, explore diverse career opportunities, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today.

The Adult Intensive Care/Progressive Care Unit is a mixed specialty unit with a variety of cardiac and medical critically ill patients. The nurses on this unit create, nurture, and sustain a healthy work environment with a focus on the patient. Our team members take ownership of decisions in which top quality outcomes are achieved. On this 12-bed unit, nurses primarily care for respiratory failure, ARDS, sepsis, and shock, DKA, heart failure, renal failure, STEMIs, and strokes. As a Registered Nurse you will work in collaboration with both our intensivists and hospitalist team, PT/OT, case management, patient/family liaison, and multiple other disciplines to ensure our patients are receiving excellent care.

Nursing skills gained on this unit:

• Critical care assessment skills
• Training for IABP, Targeted Temperature Management (TTM), hemodynamic monitoring, and ventilator management
• Assist with bedside procedures, such as central line and arterial line placement, bronchoscopy, intubation, chest tube insertion, and thoracentesis
• Fostering support for patients and families during critical illness

Unit Successes/Designations:

• Multiple DAISY Award nominees and 2 winners in 2023
• 5 Years CLABSI free in November 2023

Unit Culture Highlights:

• Creates an environment for learning by encouraging questions and growth
• Fosters an inclusive environment, with compassion for our team and patients, to provide excellence in care
• Active and involved Professional Governance at a unit and house wide level

Qualifications:

• Must have - One Year of Current Critical Care Experience (ICU)
• Requires Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA
• Other Advanced Life Support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies

Why Join IU Health?

• Generous Referral Bonus for.6 FTE or higher positions.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment that is patient centered.
• Competitive benefits.
• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match.
• Employer paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program.
• Employee Assistance Program Counseling at no cost to you.
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck. The more you participate, the more you earn.
• Our culture of compassion allows for a holistic delivery of care that is individualized based on our patients and their families needs. At IU Health, every team member is a caregiver. This care does not stop with our patients, it also extends to one another and our community through service projects, health initiatives and wellness education.