Registered Nurse (RN) S42 Solid Organ Transplant/Hepatology Intermediate Care Unit
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
General Summary of Position
Unit Highlights
Join the exceptional Beacon Award Winning Nursing team on
MedStar
Georgetown University Hospital's Solid Organ Transplant &
Hepatology
Intermediate Care Unit (S4-2) in the recently opened Verstandig
Pavilion,
situated on Georgetown University's campus. The cutting-edge
Verstandig
Pavilion is equipped with all-private inpatient rooms and
state-of-the-art
medical equipment, ensuring an environment that prioritizes
excellence in
patient care. Each specialized IMC shares a floor with its own
Intensive Care
Unit (ICU), promoting seamless patient throughput between different
acuities.
This 28-bed unit has been recognized by the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) with a BEACON Award for
Excellence
through 2026. Clinical Nurses on S42 provide expert care to acutely
ill adults
that are waiting for or have recently received a solid organ
transplant (liver,
kidney, pancreas, intestine) or have undergone other hepatobiliary
surgeries
(TACE, liver resection, Whipple). MedStar Georgetown is one of only
six centers
in the United States that perform intestinal transplants and
averages over 100 liver
transplants per year. At MedStar Georgetown we also perform kidney
and pancreas
transplants and serve patients regionally, nationally, and
internationally.
Additional medical diagnoses include end-stage renal disease,
end-stage liver
failure, hepatitis, chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, sepsis, CHF,
and GI
bleeds. All beds are equipped to provide continuous cardiac and
pulse oximetry
bedside monitoring, and nurses are essential in managing high-risk
medications
and performing in-depth discharge teaching. Nurses work with
the
interdisciplinary team - including physicians, pharmacists, and
nurse
practitioners - to deliver intense pre- and post-surgical care that
is focused
on infection prevention and patient education. The nursing team is
a highly
educated and motivated group of professionals that participate in
collaborative
governance, achieves certifications, and drives positive patient
outcomes.
*Various scheduling options available*
Key Responsibilities
As a Clinical Nurse you will deliver proficient nursing care to
patients and families whose needs range from uncomplicated to
highly complex. You will identify current and potential complex
problems of specific patient populations and critically analyzes
trends and changes in patient status and plans appropriate
interventions directly or indirectly through other nurses.
What We Offer
as well as a nationally renowned Nursing Wellbeing
Program.
Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses. MedStar
Georgetown was the first hospital in the nation's capital to
achieve Magnet - Recognition, a prestigious status granted by the
American Nurses
Credentialing Center for demonstrating excellence in nursing care,
innovative
professional nursing practice, and nursing satisfaction We are
proud to be part
of an elite community of only 1% of hospitals to have received this
designation
five or more times.
Qualifications
This position has a hiring range of $38.00 - $63.30
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