RN: Surgical ICU - Nights

MU Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement with 100% matching up to 8%

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) team at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. You will deliver critical care, monitor patients, and collaborate with surgeons and intensivists to ensure optimal outcomes.

You will educate patients and families, adapt care plans, and contribute to a culture of excellence and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Active Missouri RN license or multi-state license per compact requirements.
• Minimum of 1 year of RN experience in acute care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition and nursing needs, set goals, and plan discharge.
• Monitor and reassess pain using 0-10, FACES, or FLACC tools.
• Educate patients and families about medications and care plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure quality care.
• Maintain nursing standards and participate in quality improvement activities.

Education

Missouri Board of Nursing RN

Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN

Job description

Shift: Nights, three 12-hour shifts 1900 - 0730

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Department: Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)

Facility: University Hospital - 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Compensation:

• Base Pay Range: $34.46 - $51.02 per hour, based on experience
• Shift Differentials: Additional $4.00 per hour for night shift and additional $3.00 per hour for weekends

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join our Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) team. In this fast-paced critical care environment, you will provide specialized nursing care to patients recovering from complex surgical procedures and those facing life-threatening conditions. You will continuously assess, monitor, and respond to changes in patient status while collaborating closely with surgeons, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and other multidisciplinary team members. Your expertise in critical care interventions, pain management, medication administration, and advanced monitoring techniques will help ensure the highest quality outcomes. You will also play a key role in educating patients and their families, providing support during challenging times, and promoting understanding of treatment plans. By evaluating patient responses and adapting care plans as needed, you will contribute to a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. If you are dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care in a collaborative and innovative environment, we invite you to join our SICU team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

• Assesses the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative patient needs, including discharge planning.
• Assesses, intervenes, and reassesses the patient's self-report and symptoms of pain promptly. Utilizes an appropriate tool for assessment and reassessment (0-10 numerical scale, FACES, or the FLACC.)
• Demonstrates an understanding of medications regarding action and side effects. Reports pertinent information to the appropriate individual. Educates patients and significant others about their medications.
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in accomplishing goals and intended patient care outcomes.
• Maintain the standards of nursing care and implement the policies and procedures of the hospital and assigned nursing unit.
• Participates in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups. Understands the attendance and punctuality guidelines, and adherence to the dress code.
• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person and records those observations accurately and concisely.
• Provides quality patient care and works with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.
• May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.
• One (1) year of RN experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.