RN - 4100 INTERMEDIATE CARE

Responsibilities 

• The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process in providing nursing care to patients in all settings in collaboration with other health care providers.
• The RN is accountable for his/her own professional development and practice within the scope of care defined by law.
• Utilizing organizational resources, the RN acts as a patient advocate for the delivery of safe care including delegation of care and participation in performance and practice improvement activities.
• The delivery of nursing care within the Kettering Health Network reflects the missions, vision, values, and philosophies, of the organization and nursing departments

Qualifications

Applicants Must Have: 

• Licensed in the state of Ohio as a Registered Nurse
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (NLN, ACEN, or CCNE) if they are a new graduate nurse.
• Bachelor of Science in nursing preferred (must be completed within 5 years of hire).
• A nurse who is returning to the acute care setting after five or more years may be required to provide evidence of successful completion of a refresher course.
• BLS certification
• ACLS, NRP, PALS as determined by unit scope of practice

• Intermediate Care Unit caring for patients with multiple disease processes including but not limited to Diabetes, Sepsis, CHF, kidney disease, podiatry, AMS, stroke, etc. 
• Looking for highly motivated and engaged individuals who can adapt in any environment to provide high quality safe care to patients. 55 bed unit average daily census 40- 45 patients.  Nurse patient ratio 1:4-5 ratio.