Charge RN-ICU (WO)

Company: Dean Health
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 for qualified candidates!

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
* Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
* Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
* Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
* Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
* May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
* Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

* Graduate of accredited school of nursing

EXPERIENCE

* One year of registered nurse experience
* Critical care experience preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

* Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
* Constant standing and walking.
* Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
* Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
* Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
* Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
* Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
* Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
* Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
* Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
* Occasional driving.
* Rare crawling and running.

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