Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Night Shift

Missouri Delta Medical Center; Sikeston (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Delta Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the ICU on the night shift. The role focuses on providing comprehensive nursing care in a high-acuity ICU, with leadership responsibilities and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates hold an approved nursing degree (BSN preferred) and a current Missouri RN license with BLS certification. The position features full-time hours and requires standing, walking, lifting, and strong communication skills for

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• BLS training required.

Responsibilities

• Prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Provides leadership by working with care teams to maintain standards of practice.
• Participates in Quality Improvement and patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care; leads unit level decisions.

Education

Graduate from approved school of nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

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Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Night Shift

Intensive Care Unit - ICU Full-Time Professional Hospital, Sikeston, MO, US

BASIC FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:

• Prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members in maintaining Standards for Clinical Practice and Standards of Patient Care in the clinical setting.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Participates in patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care provided. Leads and facilitates decision making at the unit level.
• Assigns nursing care to team members in accordance with patient’s needs and nursing staff competencies and qualifications.
• Competently performs core and specific skills.
• Provides one unit based education to staff annually.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects, and contraindications.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician orders.
• Utilizes assessment skills to identify biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, selfcare, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Communicates pertinent unit activities, work load fluctuations/staffing, and difficult situations.
• Makes patient rounds with physicians and assists with diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Identifies learning opportunities for self and others.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Competently assumes an active role in the safe, effective administration of oncology chemotherapy, understands mechanism of action, modes of administration, dosage calculation and contraindication.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Graduate from an approved school of nursing; BSN preferred. BLS training.

LICENSE: Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.

SPECIAL:

PATIENT CONTACT: Must have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

STANDING: Majority of shift spent standing.

WALKING: Considerable amount of time spent walking.

LIFTING: Must use good body mechanics to independently lift or in certain situations, assist with lifting/transferring a patient.

VISUAL: Must have ability to read physician orders and observe patient care areas; utilize inspection skills during patient assessment.

HEARING: Must be able to receive/comprehend telephone calls; auscultate and percuss during physical assessment.

SPEAKING: Talking is essential in instructing and supervising nursing personnel, communicating physician orders and addressing patient/family needs and/or requests.