RN - ICU (FT-Days)

Henry Community Health; New Castle (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Health, vision and dental insurance

Continuing education scholarships

Generous paid days off

Employer funded pension

Job summary

Henry Community Health's Intensive Care Unit seeks experienced nurses who work as a team and treat patients like family. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and flexibility to support high-quality care.

As an ICU nurse you will supervise nursing staff, administer medications per orders, monitor patients and coordinate with physicians to ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of pathophysiology and nursing process.
• Proficiency in pharmacology and nursing interventions.
• Ability to manage patients and supervise staff.
• Indiana RN licensure current; BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervise nursing personnel daily and participate in general nursing duties.
• Administer medications and treatments per physician orders.
• Observe patients, record significant conditions and notify supervisor.
• Prepare equipment and assist physician during procedures.
• Assess vital signs and patient progress; document changes.
• Oversee personnel assignments, patient placement, and education.

Skills

Pathophysiology knowledge

Nursing process

Pharmacology

Nursing interventions

Management of patients and personnel

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Indiana RN licensure

Job description

Overview

If you like caring for critically ill patients our Intensive Care Unit has opening for experienced nurses. Our nurses work as a team and treat each other and our patients like family. Adult hospitalists provide excellent 24/7 coverage and support to our nursing team. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Supervises nursing personnel activities daily and participates in the delivery of general nursing duties.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatment following approved nursing procedures and physician order.
• Observes patients, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of conditions and significant incidents.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatment and examinations of patients.
• Assesses patient vital signs to detect deviations from normal and determines patient progress.
• Has daily responsibility in areas of personnel assignments, supervises licensed and non-licensed personnel, patient placement, cost containment, patient and family education and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Work requires a basic knowledge of pathophysiology, the nursing process, nursing interventions, pharmacology, methods utilized for delivering nursing care and the management of patients and personnel
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current Indiana RN licensure required
• Work requires the ability to interpret cardiac rhythms
• BLS certification

Benefits

We believe that work-life balance is critical to fulfilling our values of excellence and service. That’s why we offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, bonuses and discounts for you and your family. In addition to health, vision and dental insurance; a few of the benefits available at HCH include:

• Continuing education scholarships
• Generous paid days off (PDO) - with the option to rollover unused hours each year
• Employer funded pension

Working Hours

- Full-Time - 7A-7:30P - Works three, 12 hour shifts per week - Works every 4th weekend - Holiday rotation