RN - Intensive Care Unit

Company: Pacific Medical Centers
Location: Richland
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Kadlec has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our growing Intensive Care Unit team located in Richland, Washington!

Shift Details: Full Time, 0.9 FTE. 12 hour variable shifts (primarily nights). Shifts include weekends.

About our Intensive Care Unit (ICU):

Located on the 9th and 10th floors or our expanded River Pavilion tower, our multi-disciplinary, Intensivist-run ICU focuses on state of the art technology and current, evidence based standards of care. A Shared Governance model has been adopted so that decisions regarding patient care are made by the staff who are at the bedside. The majority of eligible RNs have earned their CCRNs, and continued education is both expected and supported. Our ICU has a mix of open heart surgeries, cardiac interventions, neurosurgical, trauma, pulmonary, and sepsis. We also have the only hypothermia post arrest program in the area.

Minimum Requirements:

• Nursing degree/diploma upon hire
• All Registered Nurses without a Bachelor's of Nursing (BSN) degree or higher must obtain a BSN within 3 years from date of hire. A RN with 20 years of RN experience will not be required to obtain a BSN.
• Unencumbered RN license in state(s) of hire, and wherever care is delivered. If RN holds a multi-state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), the RN must adhere to the requirements of licensure in the new state(s) of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card must be from the following authorized governing bodies: American Heart Association (AHA) - (BLS Provider), American Red Cross (ARC) - (BLS for Health Care Provider), or Military Training Network (MTN) - (BLS Provider) within 90 days of hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire
• At least 1 year of ICU nursing expereince in a level III trauma center or higher required.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelors of Nursing degree (BSN)
• National Certification in related specialty area

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

As a Registered Nurse you provide professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. You are also accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan.

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate patient's care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes.
• Effectively advocate for ethical and holistic care to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values and beliefs of those we serve.
• Foster a learning environment for patient/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team including students.
• Align practice with safety and quality. Be accountable for safety, identify and correct problems.
• Engage in ongoing professional development; promote a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates and disseminates research and evidence based practice.
• Lead and coordinate teams, delegate, coordinate care and collaborate with others as equal members of the inter-professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge.

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