Registered Nurse - FT / Days - Critical Care

Overview

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals. 

At IU Health, you will develop your career in significant ways, advancing healthcare and delivering the highest level of patient care. Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed by a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can develop clinical expertise, explore diverse career opportunities, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today. 

Arnett’s Intensive Care Unit consists of 14 beds in the main ICU with the ability to flex up to 20 beds by utilizing PCU space. Our nurses care for a number of high acuity conditions, including open heart surgery, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, trauma, cardiac arrest, STEMI, stroke, sepsis, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, DKA, acute renal failure, organ donation after brain death, and organ donation after cardiac death. 

This position is referral eligible! 

Nursing skills gained:

• Teamwork!
• Bedside procedure experience
• Central line, intubation, chest tubes 
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
• Impella
• Care of a vented patient
• Critical thinking
• Drip titration
• Arterial line, Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
• Swan-Ganz catheter
• Patient and family education
• Patient and family advocacy
• Support end of life conversations and process 

Unit Successes/Designations/National recognition:

• Several Daisy Award winners over the past years
• Daisy Aware winner 2023
• Multiple Daisy nominations 2023 
• Two years CLABSI free (Oct 2021-Dec 2023)
• Platinum Recognition from Indiana Donor Network 2023 
• Designated Stroke center
• Two RNs received Preceptor Spotlights in 2023

Unit Culture Highlights:

• Unit-based ICU essentials 
• Addition of Clinical Advisor role (night shift only at this time)
• ICU physician in house 24/7
• Opportunity to participate in Professional Practice Council (PPC)
• Unit-based education council
• Opportunities to support nursing in different ways other than direct patient care at the bedside

Qualifications 

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
• Other advanced Life Support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.

Why Join IU Health? 

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer: 

• A supportive and collaborative work environment that is patient centered. 
• Competitive benefits. 
• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match. 
• Employer paid medical leave. 
• Tuition reimbursement. 
  • Student loan forgiveness – IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program. 
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you 
  • Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck. The more you participate, the more you earn.  

Our culture of compassion allows for a holistic delivery of care that is individualized based on our patients’ and their families’ needs. At IU Health, every team member is a caregiver. This care does not stop with our patients, it also extends to one another and our community through service projects, health initiatives and wellness education.