Experienced RN PCU

Catholic Health Initiatives; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 103,155,000 - 149,574,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Education assistance

Job summary

CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, NE is hiring an RN to deliver compassionate, high-quality patient care in a 260-bed regional medical center. You will perform assessments, plan and implement individualized care, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support recovery.

This role emphasizes attention to detail, critical thinking, and patient education, with a sign-on bonus and education assistance for eligible new hires.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 months.

Responsibilities

• Follow the nursing process: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate.
• Assessment - collect data including psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors.
• Plan - set measurable short and long term goals with the team.
• Implement - modify the plan of care with clinical reasoning and education.
• Evaluate - continually evaluate progress with the team and patient.
• Documents all phases of the nursing process in the record.
• Educate patients and families on prevention and healthy habits.
• Discharge planning and care coordination as needed.

Skills

CPR

Critical Thinking

Patient Care

Education

RN license (Nebraska)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
• Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
• Plan - Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
• Implement - Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
• Evaluate - Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team.
• Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer's record.

We are offering a Sign-on Bonus and Education Assistance to new hires that meet eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 - months

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Elizabeth, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889, is a full-service, 260-bed, nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women's health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and neuroscience.

The Progressive Care Unit at CHI Health St. Elizabeth is a 24-bed stepdown unit, incorporating a multidisciplinary approach to care for patients with many disease processes. As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient's individual physician. This will involve utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.

Pay Range

$36.00 - $52.20 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.