Registered Nurse - PICU, Boise

Overview

St. Luke's Health System in Boise is seeking a RN to join our PICU team!

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The St. Luke's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit serves infants and children through age 17 and is the most remote PICU in the country. Our pediatric population has a wide range of diagnoses that may include respiratory issues, traumatic injuries; pediatric surgeries, neurological, endocrine, sepsis, gastrointestinal, renal, cardiac, and seizure disorders. Our interdisciplinary team includes pediatric trained critical care nurses, respiratory therapists, pediatric intensivists, dietitians, social workers, occupational and physical therapists;

child life specialists, pharmacists, chaplains and subspecialty physicians. We also provide sedations and procedures for children who are outpatient with a family centered care approach.

• Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
• Initiates assessment based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
• Manages care of patients.
• Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities
• Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
• Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's of Nursing Degree
• This Registered Nurse position is for nurses with 1+ years of RN experience
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• RN's with less than 1 year of RN experience at the time of hire into the RN position must have graduated from an accredited nursing program (ACEN)
• Accreditation Commission of Education in Nursing, CCNE
  -Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education)
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Current RN licensure from the State of Practice

A strong, talented staff is at the heart of St. Luke's Health System. We are the state's largest employer with more than 15,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1,800 physicians and advanced practice providers. We're proud of our people who deliver skilled, compassionate care every day, and are looking to add dedicated individuals who will continue this same tradition of excellence.

As the only Idaho-based, not-for-profit health system, St. Luke's Health System is dedicated to our mission "to improve the health of people in our region."

• Five-time Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence
• Named one of the top 15 Health Systems in the for the 9th consecutive year
• Locally owned, not-for-profit, and driven by a strong sense of purpose
• St. Luke's Children's Hospital, Idaho's only children's hospital, has been recognized for the first time as a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma care facility by the American College of Surgeons. The achievement recognizes St. Luke's pediatric trauma center's dedication and delivery of excellence in caring for injured pediatric patients in Idaho
• SLHS named one the best hospitals for maternity care

Start the 1st of the month following your start date

• Medical/Dental/Vision - Start the 1st of the month following your start date
• Retirement plans (403b) - No vesting period!
• Paid time off (Vacation, holidays and short term disability)
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• Air St. Luke's
• Healthy U wellness plan
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement & Scholarships
• Adoption Reimbursement
• and many more....

Known as the "City of Trees," Boise is Idaho's capital city--both a cultural center and a playground for those who love the outdoors. A vibrant downtown area affords fine dining, theatre, music, and college and semi-professional sports. Downtown Boise's main attractions include the Idaho State Capitol, the classic Egyptian Theatre, the Boise Art Museum, Julia Davis Park and Zoo Boise. The Greenbelt follows the beautiful Boise River corridor for more than…