Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU

Department: Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Location: Rochester General Hospital

Hours Per Week: Full-Time (36 hours per week)

Schedule: Day/Evening/Night, Every Other Weekend, Every Other Holiday

SUMMARY: As a Registered Nurse (RN), you’re the engine and the heart of patient care at Rochester Regional Health. You make a positive difference every single day in the lives of our patients, their family members and visitors – going above and beyond to meet their needs with courtesy, kindness, respect and compassion.

The SICU/Neurocritical Care Unit is a fast-paced, high-acuity environment dedicated to caring for critically ill patients with complex, life-threatening surgical illnesses and injuries. Nurses have the opportunity to build a diverse and highly specialized skill set while caring for patients from a wide range of services, including General Surgery, Thoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Stroke, GYN/Oncology, and Obstetrics.

This dynamic unit offers an exciting opportunity to care for some of the hospital’s most complex patients while working alongside a collaborative, highly skilled interdisciplinary team. The SICU is also proud to have earned the Gold-Level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), recognizing the unit’s commitment to exceptional patient care, measurable outcomes, and an outstanding patient and family experience.

Join a team where clinical excellence, teamwork, innovation, and compassionate care come together - and where you can continue to grow your critical care expertise while making a meaningful impact every day.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Provides high-quality, patient-centered, clinical care

· Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data (i.e. physical, psychological, educational and risk-screen data appropriate for the chronological / developmental age of the patient).

· Communicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team. Utilizes all available resources in order to meet the needs of the patient and family.

· Develops and documents plan of care, treatment and services which is individualized and appropriate for the patient needs, strengths, limitations and goals.

· Complies with organizational policies, procedures and protocols including policies governing safety, medication administration and documentation.

· Revises plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation appropriately.

· Completes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to Nursing Research Department utilizing a research article from the last 5 years from research performed in the United States. Compliance

· Completes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.

· Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in timely manner.

· Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing

· Registered Nurse license in New York State.

· Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

· At least 6 months RN experience preferred.