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We’ve learned that what is best for patients is also best for employees. Learn more about why we are one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas®. Registered Nurse (RN) Educator for Medical Surgical Intermediate Critical Care Full Time M-F and as needed Rotating Call UMC Health System Lubbock, Texas The Med- Surg ICCU is a new state of the art 26bed intermediate critical care inpatient unit that prides itself in providing patient centered family care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations.
The mission of this unit will be to provide the utmost quality of care to patients and families along with physician collaboration to those patients that require a higher level of care but do not fit the care needs that an intensive care setting provides. Highlighting a care model that places focus on nurses delivering exceptional care and emphasizes a Primary Care Nursing model with nurse-to-patient ratios ideally 3:1.
A nurse on our care team will be encouraged to grow and learn in a supportive team-oriented environment where each individual is satisfied, energized, and productive. Nurses will be dynamic in knowledge and skill as our patient’s service lines are diverse, and will support the delivery of care model that UMC embodies. Nurses serving in this unit can precipitate caring for patients with these conditions but certainly not limited to the following: post neurological trauma/intervention, post stroke with and without intervention, post/trauma surgical and orthopedic, acute GI bleed controlled with intervention and hemodynamically stable, DKA, advanced pulmonary patients requiring CPAP, BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, or mechanical ventilation whom are medically stable, continuous intermediate cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, and patients requiring nursing interventions every 2 hours for (pulse ox, neuro checks, complex wound care, glucose monitoring, blood pressure); vital signs hourly for up to 4 hours.
A multi-disciplinary approach to nursing care is utilized on the ICCU. Registered professional nurse who supports lifelong learning of nurses and other healthcare personnel in an environment that facilitates continuous learning and the adult learning process while functioning within the framework of achieving the strategic goals of UMC Health System and nursing services. Registered professional nurse who will assist Director and Assistant Director as needed and has a working knowledge of organizational and nursing policies.
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
- Valid Texas RN License/Eligible Compact License
- Must maintain a current BLS certification from American Heart Association
--3 years of professional nursing experience required
- Supervisory experience desired
- BSN required
UMC Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. *Request for accommodations in the hire process should be directed to UMC Human Resources.*
About the role
The Med- Surg ICCU is a new state of the art 26bed intermediate critical care inpatient unit that prides itself in providing patient centered family care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations.