Critical Care Nurse

**Critical Care Nurse**CHI St. Vincent HealthLittle Rock, Arkansas**Requisition ID** 2021-193581 **Employment Type** Full Time **Department** Medical ICU **Hours/Pay Period** 72 **Shift** Day **Standard Hours** 7am – 7pm **Remote** No**Overview**We are offering a sign on bonus up **to $30,000, depending on experience** . We also offer relocation assistance.CHI St Vincent Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, proudly delivers emergency care to patients in Central Arkansas. You have the opportunity to join our team of skilled nurses who successfully apply their vast clinical experience with the latest technology to their intensive care patients.Working in critical care as an ICU Nurse offers a variety of clinical challenges to nurses who choose this clinical area. Your patients are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life threatening disease. You must be able to multitask; wearing many hats daily including patient advocate, family advisor and, in some cases, even friend. You excel in these roles because you understand that your talent for nursing and compassion for others complement one another.While the intensive care unit is not as fast-paced as other service lines, can be physically and emotionally exhausting. You are constantly monitoring high acuity patients and need to act quickly should the slightest change occur. You sometimes feel drained, but forget those feelings when your patients show signs of improvement, thanks to you.CHI St. Vincent Hospital provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our employees well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.**We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:**Free Premium Membership to our Care@Work program to help employees with child care, pet care, senior caregivers, housekeepers & more.Health/Dental/Vision InsuranceFlexible spending accountsVoluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identify TheftAdoption AssistanceEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your familyPaid Time Off (PTO)Tuition Assistance for career growth and developmentMatching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement ProgramsWellness Programs**Responsibilities**Patience and focus to constantly monitor high acuity patients withProven ability to think and react quickly in critical or emergency situationsMedication evaluation, administration, and education specific to the patient’s custom care planFacilitate education to patients and caregivers concerning condition, treatment plan, and prevention (if appropriate)Actively participate in decisions affecting your practice environment for excellence in delivering quality care to patients in intensive care**Qualifications**Associate’s Degree (ADN) in Nursing from an accredited nursing college or programCurrent Registered Nurse (RN) license active with the Board of Nursing within the state you are practicing or a nursing license with eNLC practice privilegesOne year of recent acute care experienceBasic Life Support (BLS)Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire#missioncritical**Equal Opportunity**CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed toa diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered foremployment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status,ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protectedby law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant,pleaseclick here. (https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/35300/img/v1_0/EEOLawPoster.pdf)CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.