Registered Nurse Neuro Critical Care Unit

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Full time

R186451

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

The Neuro Critical Care Unit specializes in the treatment and care of complex neurological patients affected by ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, and seizure. We also treat neurologic diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and myasthenia gravis. We provide intensive care for patients after brain and spinal surgery. We manage patients with cerebral edema, hydrocephalus, elevated ICP, hemicraniectomy, vasospasm, status epilepticus, DI, SIADH, cerebral salt wasting, and brain death.

While we are specialized in neurology, the NCCU also sees ICU patients that reach beyond neurology. You will be trained on specialized equipment such as external ventricular and lumbar drains. Our unit requires and would train you to perform detailed neurological assessments and to be certified in the NIHSS. Nurses must be able to clearly communicate with Providers to ensure changes in patient status are addressed in a timely manner.

On our team-oriented unit we foster a teaching/learning atmosphere as we strive to provide excellent specialty care for complex neurological patients with critical care needs.

Benefits Eligible:
Yes

Shift Details:
Full time, 36 hours/week, variable shifts

Department: NCCU

Primary

Location:

Intermountain Medical Center

Additional Details:
Licensed RN experience in an ICU and/or high acuity setting preferred. One year of licensed RN experience required.

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.

• Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).

• Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.

• Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.

• Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
  
  Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

• Patient Care Delivery

• Nursing Fundamentals

• Interdisciplinary Teams

• Documentations

• Professional Etiquette

• Accountability

• Patient Care Coordination

• Communication

• Patient Evaluation

• Critical Thinking

• Current license to…