Registered Nurse (RN) -Medical Progressive Care Unit

Ascension

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260

Healthcare
Full-time
Registered Nurse
Medical Progressive Care Unit
Patient Care

Our job summary

A Registered Nurse in the Medical Progressive Care Unit provides specialized nursing care to adult patients with complex medical conditions such as respiratory failure, cardiac dysrhythmias, and sepsis. Responsibilities include monitoring patient conditions, coordinating multidisciplinary care, implementing care plans, and assisting with discharge planning. The role requires licensure from the Indiana Board of Nursing and BLS certification, with a preference for acute care or critical care experience.

Details

Department: Medical Progressive Care Unit (MPCU)
Schedule: Full Time Days (3-12 hour shifts 7am-7pm) every third weekend
Hospital: Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

*** This is a 44 bed unit known for its cohesiveness and dedication to patient outcomes. When you become a part of this unit, you will receive both Progressive Fundamentals and Cardiac Rhythms training. Excellence is both encouraged and awarded by the unit Morale Committee! There are no drawbacks to becoming a part of this amazing team of health-care heroes!

Patients we serve:

Large variety of diagnoses & patients with multiple co-morbidities: Adult Respiratory Failure, COPD, DKA, Dysrhythmias requiring continuous infusion and cardiac monitoring, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Hypertensive Crisis, Liver Failure, Overdose or withdrawal, Pneumonia, Renal Failure, Sepsis, Unstable Angina and NSTEMI.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Responsibilities:

Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Additional Preferences

2 yr previous acute care experience preferred.

Critical Care or ICU experience preferred.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana has been providing rewarding careers in healthcare for over 148 years. With 24 hospitals throughout the greater Indianapolis and Evansville areas, Ascension St. Vincent offers careers in a wide range of services including acute and long-term care, bariatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular services, emergency services, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatric services, primary and urgent care, women's health services and more.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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About Ascension

Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U. S. and the world's largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2016, Ascension provided more than $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 160,000 associates and 36,000 aligned providers. Ascension's Healthcare Division operates 2,500 sites of care - including 141 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities - in 24 states and the District of Columbia, while its Solutions Division provides a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension's own group purchasing organization. View our Social Media Guidelines at ascension.org/social-media-guidelines

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