Medical ICU Registered Nurse

Company: Memorial Health University Medical Center
Location: Savannah
Posted on: August 8, 2022

Job Description:

Description Do you have the career opportunities that you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Memorial Health University Medical Center which is a part of the nation s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare, as a Medical ICU Registered Nurse. BenefitsWe are committed to providing benefits that matter to nurses. At Memorial Health University Medical Center, our benefits package offers eligible colleagues an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Personal Leave
• 401K (100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
• Academic Assistance and Reimbursements for Tuition and Student Loans
• Employee Discounts including Tickets, Retail, Mental Health Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
• Home, Auto, and Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability coverage
• Adoption Assistance
• Legal Benefits and lots more!Learn more about Employee BenefitsDo you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Memorial Health University Medical Center!Job Summary and QualificationsIn collaboration with the patient, the patient s family, and other members of the health care team, the ICU Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, evaluating, planning, implementing, and coordinating a treatment plan and achieving the goals of the nursing department. You serve as a key position of the interdependent team, and hold responsibility for achieving positive patient and department outcomes. This is a full-time, evening shift position in our 26-bed, state of the art Medical ICU. What you will do in this role:
  • You will understand patients with critical illness and vent management. You will have the ability to respond to Code Blue within the facility and initiate protocol, special procedures and cardiac monitoring
  • You will manage efficient flow of patients including screening, preparation for exam, providing general nursing care, and arranging or testing and admissions
  • You will instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions
    • You will maintain and review patients records including posting tests and examination results
    • You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders
    • You will check rooms daily for necessary supplies
    • You will respond to and refer incoming telephone calls (may include phone triage when needed) What qualifications you may need:
      • Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required
      • Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license
      • A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
      • A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Health Care Provider is preferred and required to be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer date
      • Prior ICU nursing experience is strongly preferred. has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our600+ bed hospitalis one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's onlyLevel I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses."Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
        HCA Healthcare Co-FounderIf this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Medical ICU opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Associated topics: ambulatory, coronary, domiciliary, infusion, intensive care, psychatric, staff nurse, surgery, tcu, unit

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