RN - ICU Step-Down Unit - Full-Time Days - $6,000 Sign-on Bonus

Freeman Health System; Freeman (WV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Wellness program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Extended Sick Pay

Learning Center access

Payroll deductions

Job summary

Freeman Health System in West Virginia seeks a registered nurse for the ICU Step-Down Unit (TCU). This full-time, days shift consists of 36 hours per week.

You will perform continuous assessments, plan and implement interventions, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe patient transitions from ICU to Med-Surge. Required certifications within specified timeframes include ACLS, BLS, ASLS, NIH Stroke Scale, CPI, TNCC; Missouri or compact RN license; and annual

Qualifications

• Assesses physical, emotional, clinical, and psychosocial needs with a plan of care.
• Ensures safe and effective patient care with timely interventions.
• Maintains competencies and certifications as required by department.

Responsibilities

• Independently performs systematic assessment and plans interventions.
• Evaluates plan effectiveness and adjusts as needed.

Skills

ACLS within 120 days

BLS within 60 days

Clinical assessment

Interventions planning

Team collaboration

Education

Missouri RN license or compact-state RN license

NIH Stroke Scale Certification

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) training

TNCC certification

ASLS - Advanced Stroke Life Support

Stroke/CeU hours CEUs

Job description

Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

Schedule: Full-Time Days | 36 hours per week

About Us - ICU Step-Down Unit (TCU)

• The ICU Step-Down Unit is a 20-bed department consisting of multidisciplinary team of nurses, nurse technicians, and ancillary staff.


• TCU serves Freeman and our community through caring for patients that are transitioning from ICU to Med-Surge level of care.


• We serve a vast range of patient populations, from cardiac complications, respiratory distress, diabetes management, and many more.


• Our team culture is built on the Freeman Five Star Promise: Compassion, Communication, Teamwork, Ownership, and Professionalism.

What You’ll Do

In conjunction with the medical plan of care, independently performs systematic and continuous assessment of the physical, emotional, clinical, and psychosocial needs of assigned patients and families; plans and implements appropriate interventions; and evaluates effectiveness and adjusts plan as indicated in a timely manner in the provision of safe and effective care.

Requirements

• AHA ACLS within 120 days.


• AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers within 60 days.


• ASLS - Advanced Stroke Life Support within 180 days.


• CardioVascular Disease CEU hours - 8 per year annually by transcript due date.


• Current Missouri Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurse’s state of residence.


• If no experience as an RN or LPN in a hospital setting or it has been more than 5 years since last worked in a hospital setting, nurses must successfully pass Patient Care Orientation (PCO) within 30 days.


• NIH Stroke Scale Certification within 90 days.


• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Program (CPI) within 365 days.


• RN Competency Day annually by transcript due date.


• Stroke CEU Hours - 8 per year annually by transcript due date.


• Trauma CEU Hours - 8 per year annually by transcript due date.


• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 365 days.

Freeman Perks and Programs

For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!

• Health, vision, dental insurance


• Retirement with employer match


• Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation


• Milestone payments with longevity of employment


• Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex Time Off (FTO)


• Extended Sick pay


• Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members


• Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.