Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members. Scope

As a Registered Nurse you know that every day is different, which is why you need to know how to: Assess, recognize and address patients psychological and physical needs- Foster quality of care with the best interests of patients and their families in mind- Communicate compassionately and effectively- Assist in developing individualized treatment plans- Comply with evaluation, treatment and documentation guidelines- Oversee care delivered by LPNs and/or CNAs- Participate in clinical team conferences- Follow hospital, regulatory and professional guidelines, policies and procedures Posting Specifics Benefits Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Night shift, weekends, holiday on a rotating basis Department: ICU with floating to med/surg depending on census - St James Healthcare - Butte MT

Preferred Qualifications

Critical Care Experience - highly preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSN Degree
• from an accredited program required within 4 years unless 15 years of acute care service.
• Failure to obtain a BSN degree within this time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment. Nurses employed by the Hospital on or before September 1, 2014 with only an ASN/ADN, will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a BSN. Any nurse hired by the hospital from September 2, 2014 through April 15, 2019 will have 5 years / 60 months from date of hire to obtain a BSN. Any nurse who takes legally protected leave during any of the completion periods may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time. Current State of Montana Registered Nurse License BLS Certification upon hire. ACLS required within 9 months of hire TNCC or TCAR within 12 months of transfer or hire. Must maintain TNCC/TCAR or an equivalent that is recognized by the American College of Surgeons. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve patient-focused outcomes. 2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read, analyze, interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, or regulatory agencies. 3. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 4. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. 5. Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required. Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.- and
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.- and
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.- and
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).- and
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location

• St
• James
• Hospital
• Work
• City:
• Butte
• Work
• State:
• Montana
• Scheduled
• Weekly
• Hours: 36 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $32.73 - $78.17 We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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