Full Time Days, $5,000 Sign on Bonus
Our Unit:
The 7AB Medical/Surgical ICU at TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital is a specialized 19-bed unit dedicated to providing intensive care for a wide range of patients. This includes post-surgical patients requiring close monitoring, individuals with complex medical or respiratory conditions, and those undergoing continuous dialysis or receiving support from intra-aortic balloon pumps.
The unit also cares for patients who need controlled ventilation or have severe complications, such as bleeding, sepsis, or post-surgical issues. Additionally, the 7AB ICU handles patients who require continuous cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic monitoring through Swan-Ganz catheters or arterial lines, and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. Staffing on 7AB is carefully adjusted to meet patient needs, with a charge nurse present on every shift to oversee operations.
Orientation for new staff members ranges from six to eight weeks for those with prior experience, and includes a critical care internship as well as specialized EKG and critical care classes to ensure all nurses are well-prepared for the demands of the unit. While one year of medical/surgical experience is preferred, new graduate nurses are also welcome to join and grow their skills in this supportive environment.
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Jo5b Overview: Job Responsibilities: Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family. Completes initial assessment tool. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment. Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways. Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Communicates plan of care to others. Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity. Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility. Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe. Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly. Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills. Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders. Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes. Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members. Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice. Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects. Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner. Demonstrates organizations responsibilities: Identifies areas for self improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes. TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors |
