Registered Nurse - Step Down - Part Time - Nights or Rotating

University Hospitals Pain Management; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management is seeking dedicated nursing staff for the Ahuja SDU, which caters to patients needing intermediate care and close monitoring. The role involves implementing relationship-based nursing processes, technical care skills, and effective communication to optimize patient outcomes.

The nursing staff will care for patients post-cardiac procedures, among other complex medical needs. Qualified candidates should display strong leadership qualities and a commitment to nursing excellence.

Qualifications

• Must provide safe, efficient, age-specific nursing care to patients/families.
• Must demonstrate technical skills for safe practice and positive outcomes.
• Effective communication and collaboration are essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement nursing process with relationship-based care.
• Develop self and contribute to nursing practice.
• Display leadership influencing clinical and operational outcomes.

Job description

A Brief Overview

Position Summary

The Ahuja SDU is a 16 bed surgical and medical intermediate care floor. We care for patients with complex medical and surgical needs who have downgraded from a critical need but still need close monitoring. The team consists of highly skilled nurses, providers, advanced practice nurses, patient care assistants, and other ancillary staff who are dedicated to caring for patients and families. Our Step Down nurses are trained to care for cardiac patients post procedure, such as, post heart cath, post ablation, and post cath with TR Band. The team strives to provide the highest quality of care to our patients and families.

Common Diagnoses:

Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, Pre/Post heart cath, and Ablations, Vascular surgery, Thoracic surgery, Stemi, Sepsis, Renal Failure, Respiratory Failure, Gastric bleeding, Overdose, and Alcohol Withdrawal

Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.

What You Will Do

• Implements the nursing process by delivering effective relationship based nursing care.
• Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes.
• Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations.
• Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing.
• Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.