Job Summary
- This position is responsible for providing care to the patient who is hemodynamically unstable and requires complex monitoring of multiple systems and/or nursing interventions every one to two hours.
Essential Duties
- Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention.
- Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.
- Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.
- Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.
- Manages acute trauma patients.
- Performs related duties as required.
Additional Responsibilities
Adheres to and exhibits our Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.
Job Summary:
Our surgical services nurses provide pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing care to all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. This work includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams and the patient and family.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for providing care to the patient who is hemodynamically unstable and requires complex monitoring of multiple systems and/or nursing interventions every one to two hours.
Essential Duties
- Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention.
- Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.
- Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.
- Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.
- Manages acute trauma patients.
- Performs related duties as required.
Our Medical/Telemetry unit has 38 beds. We have a varied medical/telemetry population of cardiac, sepsis, pneumonia, and diabetic patients. Our RN staff provide primary care and we have an RN to patient ratio of 4-5 to 1. We are most proud of our positive staff and the support that they provide for our patients and staff.
Our Med/Tele Department Leadership team is comprised of a two Clinical Managers, and a Unit Based Educator. We offer strong teamwork to support new staff on our unit and provide residency training for new graduates and/or RN's moving into the acute care setting.
What We Have To Offer To You:
Our RN’s enjoy working as a member of an interdisciplinary team to give patient-centered care.
Faith-based culture where we value positive team players
Collaborative scheduling
12-hour shifts
Work includes every other weekend
No on-call time required
Financial support for specialty certifications
Tuition assistance for advanced degrees
Opportunities for career growth within the growing and highly successful CHI Franciscan Health system
Competitive wages, incentives and a generous employee benefits program
Job Summary:
As a Med/Tele nurse you will provide nursing care to all patient populations to include chest pain, COPD, CHF, Sepsis, Renal/hepatic and some post surgical. This work includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams and the patient and family.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for providing care to the patient who is hemodynamically unstable and requires complex monitoring of multiple systems and/or nursing interventions every one to two hours.
Essential Duties
- Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention.
- Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.
- Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.
- Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.
- Manages acute trauma patients.
- Performs related duties as required.
Job Summary
This job is responsible for providing a wide variety of professional nursing services which focus on the provision of quality patient care consistent with Franciscan Health System (FHS) standards/values, applicable regulatory requirements and scope of practice for the nursing profession. Work also includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care during time of stay in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and the patient/family. An incumbent is engaged in direct patient care, including assessing, planning, coordinating, evaluating and delegating work to members of the patient care team, and for providing education and consultation with patients, families, physicians and other staff members in implementing appropriate nursing interventions for optimal patient care.
Work is performed under standards of safety and care that provide instruction/guidance for taking care of issues and patient needs in the absence of a physician. Requires the use of judgment and critical thinking skills in making decisions regarding patient care (within the scope of practice), including knowledge and integration of evidence-based practices (EBP) through standards, resources and data, and in the efficient utilization of staff/resources. Work involves continuous contact with physicians, patients, patient families, community agencies, patient care staff and management. An incumbent is accountable for the quality of care provided to patients, and has the authority to direct care, provide education, seek resources at the unit/department level, and delegate appropriate tasks.
Essential Job Duties
- Adheres to the department’s and hospital’s policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards. Keeps abreast of trends, developments and regulatory requirements impacting matters within designated scope of responsibility.
- Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs. Gathers data relevant for patient care. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments. Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs.
- Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served.
- Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. Demonstrates self accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements.
- Documents care delivered and patient status utilizing the nursing process in accordance with FHS standards of care, for example, changes in patient condition, patient responses to intervention and reassessments of pertinent findings. Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders.
- Identifies opportunities for, and participates in, performance/quality improvement activities to improve clinical outcomes, healthcare delivery systems and address patient safety/satisfaction and cost containment.
- Incorporates critical thinking into daily practice as demonstrated by quality of care provided, transfer of knowledge, follow through and patient outcomes. Leads, coordinates, and communicates the ongoing delivery of patient care services provided by members of assigned patient care teams(s); assesses and monitors team performance to ensure the quality of care provided is consistent with the CHI-FH’s standards and regulatory requirements. Coordinates nursing care and advocates for patient needs so that all appropriate disciplines are informed of and participating in the plan of care.Prepares patient for examination/procedure. Routinely explains delays. Assesses, monitors, and intervenes as indicated during and post examination or procedure.
- Provides health care education and guidance to patient and/or families. Educates regarding results, findings and diagnoses to patient and/or patient’s family within scope of practice.
- Performs related duties as required.
Job Summary:
Our surgical services nurses provide pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing care to all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. This work includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams and the patient and family.
What We Have To Offer:
- A highly skilled and collaborative leadership team
- Collaborative scheduling
- 8, 10 and 12-hour shift options
- Limited call
- Financial support for CNOR certification
- Tuition assistance for advanced degrees
- Opportunities for career growth within the growing and highly successful CHI Franciscan Health system
- Competitive wages, incentives and a generous employee benefits program
CHI Franciscan St Elizabeth will be starting perioperative residency program soon. This three month program follows AORN (Association of Operating Room Nurses) Periop 101 program. The residents receive a thorough training to become operating room circulating nurses and have their home sites as clinical experience with preceptor RNs. We have a class starting March 15, 2021 and the goal is to hire two weeks prior to acclimate to the home site and do some case observation prior to the start of the training. The commitment is a two year loyalty to the organization after completion of the residency.
What We Have To Offer:
- Faith-based culture with commitment to our Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence where we value positive team players
- Collaborative scheduling
- Day Shift – Monday through Friday surgery hours for regularly scheduled cases
- Financial support for CNOR certification
- Tuition assistance for advanced degrees
- Opportunities for career growth within the growing and highly successful CHI Franciscan Health system
- Competitive wages, incentives and a generous employee benefits program
Job Summary
Our surgical services nurses provide pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing care to all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. This work includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams and the patient and family. Essential job functions include:
- Staying informed about professional trends and adhering to policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards.
- Administering, overseeing and documenting the administration of medications.
- Gathering data and performing professional nursing assessments for patient care. Implementing appropriate patient interventions and evaluating outcomes. Providing holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care.
- Demonstrating your commitment to competent professional practice and engaging in opportunities for your own professional growth.
- Documenting care delivered and your patient's status.
- Identifying opportunities for, and participating in, performance and quality improvement activities to improve clinical outcomes, healthcare delivery systems and address patient safety and satisfaction.
- Providing health care education and guidance to your patients and families.
- Exhibiting and adhering to CHI Franciscan's Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.
Our comprehensive, 12-month program provides recent graduates of nursing schools with a consistent and thorough orientation experience designed to successfully transition them into professional practice.
During the orientation phase of the program, residents:
Ø gain access to key systems
Ø complete orientation checklists
Ø participate in simulations
Ø complete patient care with an experienced preceptor
further develop critical thinking skills and increase their confidence in providing safe patient care
New nurses begin their training in February 2021. Education and training are unique to the clinical track.
* $5,000 Sign-On Bonus *
* May be eligible for up to $10,000 in Educational Assistance *
What is a Resource Team? The Resource Team is a nursing pool developed by CHI Health for flexible nurses, providing high quality care to patients across multiple nursing departments. Your base rate of pay, merit increases, shift differentials and holiday pay are given in an identical manner as for all core staff. Because the Resource Team is designed to value flexibility, anyone committed to a .6 or higher will earn premium differential pay in addition to normal differential pay.
Premium Differential Pay:
Day Shift, 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., earn an extra 10%
Night Shift, 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.m., earn an extra 15%
Resource Team is for you, if you wish to:
• Be rewarded for your flexibility in working in multiple nursing departments within a hospital.
• Maximize your income by earning premium differential pay.
Resource Team is not for you, if you:
• Wish the stability of working on a single unit.
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
Job Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
Job Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Assumes responsibility and accountability for the provision of professional nursing care to patients incorporating the nursing process, the environment, technical equipment, and health care members. Provides patient care activities to patients ages 0 to death.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Administers nursing care to patients; included assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient’s care plan in coordination with the physician during imaging procedures. Transports patients and gives appropriate reports to ancillary areas.
- Provides care to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Interacts with patients, both pre and post invasive procedures for history, instructions/teaching, and post procedure follow-up. Provides patient/family or caregiver education and counseling in recognition and solution of physical, emotional, and environmental health problems.
- Maintains open and positive communication with staff, physicians, and other departments.
- Presents a positive image to community and professional contacts.
- Utilizes hospital/department information system to process data and retrieve patient information.
- Triages patients; and problem solves with staff, physicians, patients, families, and ancillary departments.
- Maintains knowledge of documentation requirements needed for patient’s records.
- Works independently with limited direct supervision using the Nurse Practice Act, Mercy Hospital Medical Center policies, nursing standards, and professional judgement.
- Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., CPR, protecting patient from injury).
- Takes assigned call as defined in unit specific structure standards.
- Provides orientation/education for staff, students, and other hospital and community organizations, as requested.
- Responsible for all medical supplies/equipment being available and in proper working condition in the department including EKG monitors, crash cart, medications (routine, emergency, narcotics), suction, O2 , Ambu bags, airways, E.T. tray and other related supplies in the Medical Imaging Department.
- Administers medications, moderates sedation, I.V.s, CPR, etc. as ordered during procedure.
- Maintains all aspects of patient safety.
- Performs chart maintenance, maintains patient records, answers phones, processes physician’s orders.
- Circulates for Special Procedure exams, maintains a basic, working knowledge of angiographic supplies/equipment.
- Promotes staff compliance of objectives and the implementation of procedures and policies.
- Promotes professionalism with the department, hospital, and community; acts as a role model.
- Participates in meetings and on committees as requested.
- Assures compliance of department policies with hospital nursing policies.
- Coordinates patient care in the Medical Imaging Department with other areas of the hospital to insure and maintain continuum of care.
- Attends hospital and department meetings and in-services.
- Consults on nursing policies and procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding all patient/personnel information.
- Completes annual competencies and educational requirements.
#MissionCritical
The Registered Nurse – Clinic Specialty functions as a vital member of the healthcare team who contributes to the success the practice by demonstrating customer/patient focus, effective communication, professionalism, and teamwork. Will utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate comprehensive care provided to selected patient populations and their families.
- Perform general nursing care to patients by following established standards and procedures.
- May perform specific nursing care as it relates to specialty of the practice.
- Obtain patient consent for care and ensure patient confidentiality.
- Obtain and document health history, information on chief complaint, vital signs, and health risk factors and assesses disease condition.
- Provide patient care based on practice guidelines, standards of care, and federal/state laws and regulations.
- Execute prescribed treatments and medical interventions, administer prescribed medications, and monitors and documents treatment progress and patient response. Refer to/consult with physicians, other health providers, and community resources to prevent/resolve problems or concerns.
- Educate patients and families about health status, health maintenance, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Document patient assessment and intervention data using established medical record forms/automated systems and documentation practices.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care processes and outcomes.
- Track quality assurance data and monitor for acute and chronic care management.
- May act as team lead for other nursing staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Assures that the mission of Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines is lived by assisting, supporting and organizing the staff and activities of the Centralized Staffing (CS) Department, as requested by Department management and nursing leadership. Monitors and adjusts staffing on an ongoing basis for nursing departments. Fulfills operational responsibilities including scheduling, data maintenance and communications for the department.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Uses labor tracking tools and staffing matrices to prioritize safe utilization of resources at Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines and Mercy Medical Center – West Lakes.
- Receives/gathers data, on an ongoing basis, from work unit (charge RN, management) to forecast/validate staffing needs.
- Adjusts staff coverage, following established procedures, in response to changes in patient census, patient acuity and/or over-staffing of work unit; maintains awareness of admissions, patient status upgrades/downgrades and changes in bed count needs/availability to identify impact on staffing needs and current schedule.
- Communicates with staff and department leadership regarding available staff, available shifts, and staffing shortages.
- Attends and completes all hospital and department-specific required education within the timeframe defined in the Mercy Medical Center Policies/Standards, including but not limited to updates to labor tracking tools.
- Identifies, resolves and communicates real potential staffing problems and information to appropriate leadership.
- Keeps immediate supervisor/s informed of issues/concerns and progress regarding current projects.
- Assists with CS Department data collection and maintenance of necessary records.
- Allocates internal and external resource staff to requesting departments.
- Coordinates with unit leadership, using labor tracking tools, to ensure employees are on the correct schedule.
- Communicates with staff when schedule changes occur.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient, staff and institutional information.
- May assist with nursing duties in areas of competency when staffing is not the current priority.
- Serves as subject matter expert on current labor tracking tools.
- Other duties as assigned by CS Department leadership.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Assists, supports and organizes the staff and activities of the Centralized Flex Staffing (CFS) Department, as requested by Department management and nursing leadership. Operational responsibilities include scheduling, timecards, data maintenance and communications for the department. Provide administrative clerical support with the Magnet application and processes.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Types schedules, reports, letters, and meeting minutes in a timely fashion.
- Formats graphs and spreadsheets utilizing various software applications.
- Keeps immediate supervisor/s informed of issues/concerns and progress regarding current projects.
- Responsible for verification, processing of Agency invoices and trending of the data.
- Assists with CFS department data collection and maintenance of necessary records, as requested.
- Assists with the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and evaluation of staff for the CFS department.
- Supervises assigned staff. Provides necessary education, orientation and support to staff.
- Processes employee timecards and communicates with employees, management, and payroll on a variety of payroll related issues.
- Schedules CFS and agency staff for requesting departments.
- Assists Associate Chief, Professional Development with various administrative, organizational, research, planning and writing tasks as requested.
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!
Job Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
- Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!
Job Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:
* Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs
* Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
* Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders
* Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
