RN Staff Nurse BU- ICU PT Nights * - (Job Number: 09723-14542)

Description Menorah Medical Center, the winner of the Kansas Excellence Award  is a full-service, acute-care hospital located in beautiful Overland Park. The hospital serves our community's healthcare needs by providing compassionate care and some of the most advanced treatment options available in the Kansas City area. Menorah has a medical staff with more than 600 physicians covering the spectrum of specialties, and offering exceptional experiences and extraordinary medicine for adults, newborns, children and teens. Join our dynamic team of professionals at Menorah Medical Center. We offer a friendly work environment, supportive management team, and excellent benefits. We're dedicated to the highest quality patient care and we're looking for compassionate team players to be a part of our family.Experience the difference in healthcare and come join our team!Your Profession Your Passion'      The ICU/CCU RN manages the nursing care of critically ill patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.  The tasks and responsibilities include:

• Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs. 
• Carries out physician orders.
• Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.
• Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.
• Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. 
• Instructs and educates patients and families.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
• Orients and mentors new staff members.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Requirements

Required Job Qualifications include:

• Current licensure as an RN.
• Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider and ACLS.
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.