RN Resource Nurse - ICU

RN Resource Nurse – ICU

$20, 000 sign-on bonus eligibility

Schedule: Monday - Friday 

9 AM – 5:30 PM

Job Location Type: In Person

Sovah Health is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an RN Resources Nurse joining our team, you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

6A Telemetry & Progressive Care Unit is a dynamic, blended unit with 36 total beds:

• 24 Telemetry beds staffed at a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio
• 12 Progressive Care beds staffed at a 1:4 ratio

You’ll care for a diverse patient population, including:

• Chest pain, arrhythmias, post-cardiac caths
• Post-pacemaker or ICD implants
• Respiratory distress, renal failure, pulmonary embolism
• Vascular interventions requiring high-risk anticoagulation
• Stable post-STEMI patients
• High-level oxygen support, IV drips, DKA
• Post-op and medical patients requiring enhanced monitoring

How you’ll contribute

A RN Resources Nurse who excels in this role:

• Performs various duties to provide clinical quality nursing education, admissions, and throughput to assigned unit and to maintain or attain the highest practical level of functioning as illustrated by the following:

• Is the primary admission nurse for assigned unit (units) while on duty; high emphasis on medication reconciliation.

• Assigns/updates “bed ahead” in Teletracking system with the goal of expediting the admission process to the unit while on duty.

• Provides information regarding plan of care as necessary and completes white board upon patient admission.

• Works shift hours designated as highest admit times according to trended data.

• Makes rounds to see each patient daily and as needed provide feedback to unit manager regarding any findings that need leadership follow up collaboration.

• Collaborate with house supervisor throughout the shift regarding pending discharges and barriers to completion.

• Is responsible and instrumental for the clinical quality initiatives on assigned unit and collaborates with quality leader as needed.

• Ensures that nurses are aware of the services available to them; encourages nurses to participate in community activity programs and shared governance.

• Assesses clinical education needs of assigned staff and analyzes where an opportunity to develop individual nurses is necessary.

• Completes employee and patient incident report forms when necessary; completes follow-up investigation forms as needed.

• Provides clinical education validation documentation to employee files.

• Other duties assigned in relation to nursing clinical excellence of assigned unit.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage, tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.