Registered Nurse; RN - Progressive Care Stepdown Unit ; PCU - St. Elizabeth Boardman

Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Stepdown Unit (PCU) - St. Elizabeth Boardman

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The Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment, identifying and determining the priority of patient’s problems/needs, and evaluating the process and outcome of nursing care, all in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team. The RN coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates the care provided by health team members.

Full-time Day/Nights. 7 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyze assessment data, create a plan of care, implement treatment, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Administer medications safely consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
• Serve as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Act as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
• Serve as patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics.
• Serve as a point of care with care coordination and family members or caregivers.
• Clinically manage patients with multi‑system organ failure and/or multisystem trauma.
• Using the AACN Synergy Model, restore, support, promote, rehabilitate, or palliate to maintain the physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial stability of patients across the lifespan.
• Synthesize and prioritize information to take immediate evidence‑based, patient‑focused action using clinical judgement and inquiry.
• Anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Respond to the unique needs of patients and families coping with unanticipated illness or injury and treatment and advocate for their choices in quality of life.
• BSMH nurses are expected to practice and deliver care in accordance with the core concepts and intention of the BSMH Nursing Professional Practice Model.

• Current RN license in state of work or covered by compact (required).
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain prior to direct patient care, ACLS required within 6 months of hire).
• CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred).
• PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred).
• NIH Stroke Certification (preferred).

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred).
• 1 year of RN experience (required) and will accept new grads and nurses with less than 1 year experience.

• Assign patient care according to the nursing skill, knowledge, and scope of practice of staff.
• Orient, facilitate learning experience, and provide education (based upon quality improvement indicators, outcomes, and implementation) to nursing staff and others.
• Possess clinical knowledge, skills, and competency to provide evidence‑based patient care in accordance with current standards of practice, policy and procedure, and BSMH mission.
• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient’s clinical condition and psychosocial needs and their supportive resources.
• Safely and efficiently develop, implement, and prioritize plan of care.
• Apply the nursing process in patient care delivery.
• Assess patient’s physical and emotional responses to treatment to evaluate effectiveness of intervention and outcomes; revise plan of care accordingly.
• Assist patient and family in coping with patient’s illness.
• Collaborate with others in the delivery of coordinated patient care.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Apply cultural diversity and inclusion principles when caring for patients and their support resources.
• Recognize own limitations and seek assistance and acquire information to perform safely.
• Advance personal and professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in‑services, and workshops.
• Exhibit professionalism through accountability for own and delegated actions.
• Integrate cost‑effective measures into practice and model stewardship of available…