Registered Nurse; RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $37-56 per hour at Advocate Aurora Health summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides specialized acute care to critically ill patients, utilizing the nursing process to assess and implement individualized care plans. They collaborate with healthcare teams, oversee patient safety, and participate in quality improvement initiatives while supporting patient and family learning. This role requires at least one year of acute care nursing experience, state licensure, and certifications like BLS, offering career development opportunities and various employee benefits.
Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a nursing job in West Allis, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit

• Discipline: RN

• Duration:
Ongoing

• 36 hours per week

• Shift: nights

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Employment Type:

Staff
Aurora Sinai's ICU is seeking two experienced RNs to join our team of nursing excellence.
1+ year RN Experience in acute care nursing required
Perks of joining Sinai's ICU
• $10,000 Sign-on Bonus!

• Up to $20,000 Loan Support Program!

• Up to $7,200 Education Assistance

• Nursing Certification fee paid through reimbursement

• Comprehensive and progressive orientation

• Mentor/Mentee Program available for all nurses

• Continuing Education Credits

• Robust Nursing Shared Governance

• Generous Benefits package eligible on day one from hire
Night Shift differential $5/hr
This is a 16 beds, Medical Respiratory ICU providing state of the art care to patients with diagnosis such as: COPD, CHF, metabolic exacerbations and sepsis. This department also provide cares to OB patients with conditions such as hypertensive crisis, pulmonary hypertension and metabolic exacerbations.
This unit provides great opportunities and strong base to nurses interested in advancing their careers to acute care or critical care NPs.
The unit manager and the Nursing Professional Development Generalist in the department are experienced Critical Care RNs making this unit a perfect one to grow and develop your nursing practice guided by experts in the field.
Join Team Sinai today!
Major Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.

• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.

• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.

• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.

• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.

• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.

• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.

• Applies ethical decision making,…