RN - Critical Care Stepdown Unit - Per Diem

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Job Summary Looking for a safe supportive environment to care for patients and build your career?

Here is your opportunity to expand your nursing experience, preparing you for a higher acuity unit in a Magnet recognized hospital with the lowest RN to patient ratios in the greater seacoast area!

Benefits of working on this 21 bed unit include:

- 3:1 RN ratio for IMCU patients- 4:1 RN ratio for med/surg tele patients
- Pharmacist on the unit
- Designated clinical educator and a house wide night shift clinical educator
- Inpatient clinical coach
- Day/Night Clinical practice leader
- Resource RN with minimal patient assignment
- Designated LNA's per shift
- Leadership support Qualifications
1. CLINICAL JUDGMENTo Appropriately assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care, specific to population servedo Follows policies/procedures, clinical practice standards pertinent to care, including emergency situations o Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make decision so Demonstrates the ability to provide competent, effective care o Seeks validation for clinical decisions, integrates input from other clinicians for decision makingo Prioritizes and organizes work appropriately to effectively meet patient needs o Appropriately delegates to and supervises team members based on assessment of competencies, within scope of practice to ensure appropriate implementation of careo Collaborates & communicates relevant patient data to appropriate persons clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing (e.g. handoffs) o Effectively develops teaching plan and regularly integrates teaching into patient care
2. SYSTEMS THINKINGo Recognizes available resources/tools for meeting patient/family needso Completes assignments in an efficient and timely manner, requesting and utilizing resources appropriatelyo Documents patient assessment, plan, interventions and response in accordance with applicable policies and procedure so Communicates with Nurse Manager/ or designee about availability and management of supplies, system equipment and personnel resources at unit/department levelo Demonstrates contribution to unit-based programs and strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient careo Optimizes use of staff (overtime, agency, skill mix, etc.)

based on unit census and patient acuity
3. CLINICAL INQUIRYo Shows commitment to learning new knowledge and skills to enhance service to patients/ families and achieve organizational goalso Implements and validates practices based upon current nursing evidenceo Advances the profession by assisting in clinical education and orientation of other staff and students; may function as preceptor for new staff o Uses available resources to answer questions in regards to best practices, reflects upon practices on an ongoing basiso Identifies opportunities for improvement in processes of care and other improvements at a unit levelo Actively participates in the collection and use of data and/or evaluation relative to unit-based performance improvements
4. UNIT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIESo Participates in selection of and completes all unit-specific competencieso Articulates Nursing Sensitive Indicators and quality goals for unit and describes role…