Critical Care RN MICU

Overview

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

The Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) provides, coordinates, plans, and evaluates the care of the patient in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and within established the nursing process framework. Evaluation is done through data collection, assessment, identification, and prioritization of patient problems/needs including evaluating process/outcome of nursing care, interventions, and teaching. The RN coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates the care provided by health team members.

• Conducts and analyzes initial and ongoing patient assessment, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
• Serves as point of contact for patients  care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department and collaborates with spiritual care, palliative, and ethics when needed.
• Serves as a point person for care coordination for family members or caregivers.
• Performs nursing care associated with life-supporting technology/modalities including ventilator management, CRRT, IABP, Impella, ECMO.
• Performs hemodynamic monitoring.
• Clinically manages critically ill patients with multi-system organ failure and/or multisystem trauma.
• Uses the AACN Synergy Model to restore, support, promote, rehabilitate, or palliate to maintain physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial stability of patients across the lifespan.
• Synthesizes and prioritizes information to take immediate, evidence-based, patient-focused action using clinical judgement and inquiry.
• Anticipates and responds with confidence and adapts to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Responds to the unique needs of patients and families coping with illness or injury and advocates for their quality of life choices.
• Practices in accordance with the Bon Secours Mercy Health Nursing Professional Practice Model.

• Current RN license in the state they are working or covered by compact (required).
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire; ACLS required within 6 months of hire).
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire; required in lieu of BLS/ACLS for Pediatric Units).
• TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course (preferred).
• CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred).
• PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred).
• RN-BC Registered Nurse - Board Certified (preferred).
• TCRN Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (preferred).
• NIH Stroke Certification (preferred).

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred).

• 1 year of RN experience (required).
• 6 months RN experience in a Med/Surg, Critical Care, Stepdown, or Emergency Department Unit (preferred).

• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred).
• Critical Care Course (preferred).

• Assigns patient care according to the nursing skill, knowledge, and scope of practice of staff.
• Orients, facilitates learning experiences, and provides education to nursing staff and others.
• Possesses clinical knowledge and competency to provide evidence-based patient care in accordance with current standards of practice and policy.
• Performs comprehensive assessment of patient s clinical condition and psychosocial needs.
• Safely develops, implements, and prioritizes plan of care.
• Applies the nursing process in patient care delivery.
• Assesses patient responses to treatment and revises plan of care accordingly.
• Assists patient and family in coping with illness.
• Collaborates with others in the delivery of coordinated patient care.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Applies cultural diversity and inclusion principles when caring for patients and their support resources.
• Recognizes own limitations and seeks…