Registered Nurse ICU, PRN Nights

Start your next chapter at Bolivar Medical Center, a 164-bed hospital serving Cleveland, MS, and part of the ScionHealth community hospital network. Bolivar Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited hospital that provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department services and also offers a long-term care unit.  At Bolivar, you will deliver vital care in a community setting with the backing of a highly regarded hospital system committed to quality, safety, and local impact.

Job Summary

Provides direct and indirect patient care in a critical care setting. Communicates with physicians about changes in patient’s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. Additionally, is able to perform general nursing duties in all departments with adequate supervision.

Essential Functions

• Maintains accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family
• Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers
• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition
• Follows the six medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors
• Ability to monitor hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results
• Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care, revise plan as indicted by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan daily for effectiveness.
• Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes pediatric, geriatric and the general patient population
• Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac monitoring, identifies dysrhythmias and treats appropriately based upon age-appropriate ACLS protocol.
• Provide care to patients requiring extensive fluid and electrolyte management
• Ability to assist physicians with procedures both in the ICU and other departments
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patient population served.
• Able to interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group
• Ability to assess and care for patients in the post anesthesia period both in the PACU and ICU
• Interacts professionally with patient and family and involves patient and family in the formation of the plan of care

Education

• Associates Degree in Nursing, Required
• Bachelors Degree, Preferred

Required Licenses

• Must have a current Mississippi Registered Nurse license or a current Compact State Registered Nurse license.

Required Certifications

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, required within 90 days of hire or transfer.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), required within 90 days of hire or transfer.
• Handle With Care Behavior Management System (HWC) Certification, required within 90 days of hire or transfer.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), recommended

Required Skills

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Strong written and verbal skills.