Registered Nurse RN ICU

At Sharon Regional Medical Center, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.

Requirements:

• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of PA
• High School Diploma – BSN preferred
• Clearances Required by Federal and State Governments
• BLS, ACLS and NIHSS (within 90 days of hire)

Job Responsibilities:

• Accurately completes physical and psychosocial assessments of assigned patients. Implements the nursing process to promote quality care based on assessed needs. Establishes a care plan by setting realistic goals and outcome criteria in collaboration with the patient, family, and health-care team. Chart documentation is accurate and complete. Provides appropriate care according to patient assessment. Actively participates and is adequately prepared for daily interdisciplinary rounds.
• Demonstrates accountability for technical skills related to the ICU patient. Demonstrates proficiency in delivery of medications per all routes with accurate documentation. Provides expert care for the patient requiring CRRT. Provides expert care when responding to Rapid Assessment team calls. Provides expert care for the patient requiring cardio-respiratory resuscitation. Provides expert care for the patient requiring Therapeutic Hypothermia.

• Consistently communicate with patients/family regarding care. Educates patient/family members on a continuum from admission through discharge planning for home care. Updates family members accurately while maintaining patient confidentiality. Accurately provides discharge instructions.

• Documentation: Accurately documents patient observations as evidenced by: Documenting vital signs, weights, I/O and pertinent patient observations. Documents patient assessments, diagnosis, plan of care, interventions, and evaluation of patient response to care. Documents health education given to patients and significant others that are relevant to plan of care. Evaluates and documents patient responses to interventions and progress towards goals each shift.

• Maintains safe practice for self, other staff members, patients, and families.  Maintains universal precautions and practices according to their guidelines. Demonstrates proper attire for patients in isolation and consistently follow guidelines. Demonstrates use of safety devices - floor mats, bed alarms, yellow bands, restraints when indicated based on pt score. Completes yearly competencies. Completes hourly rounding, consistently participates in Bedside Shift Report, Conducts Daily safety huddle   

• Supports unit cohesiveness by participating in unit activities. Encourages others to participate in unit activities. Participate in one or more hospital/department committees. Precepts new staff members. Attends 50% of staff meetings. Reads and initials meeting minutes monthly. Demonstrates management skills in the coordination and provision of health care. Performs charge nurse duties as delineated in "Charge Nurse Duties". Regularly discusses patient care assignments with team members to ensure quality care is maintained throughout the shift. Assesses levels of skills and resources available to meet the established patient outcomes.

• Delegates tasks and duties appropriately to ancillary staff members. Regularly initiates provision of care by interacting with other services on the healthcare team.

• Maintains required elements for employment in the ICU, CPR, ACLS, and NIHSS.

• Participates in data collection and unit performance improvement.

• Maintains an appropriate environment for the provision of professional patient care. Supports the mission and vision of the Sharon Regional Health System. Adheres to the dress code of the health system. Maintains a quiet, safe, confidential, and supportive environment for patients, families, and staff. Cell phone usage is at a minimum.

The above statements reflect the general duties and are not to be considered as a detailed description of all the work assignments.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Vacation and Paid Sick time

About Steward Health Care
Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.

As the country’s largest physician-led, tax-paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
For more information, visit www.steward.org.

Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician-owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.