Critical Care Registered Nurse

Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for acutely/critically ill patients who are at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems, regardless of the setting for nursing care. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. This nurse has vast experience and knowledge with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, skillfully integrating theoretical concepts, strong critical thinking skills, and exhibits an expert technically skilled practice. The Critical Care Nurse in the ICU provides direct and indirect nursing care to a wide range of patients such as postoperative patients, acutely ill patients, hospice, or psychiatry patients. Primary responsibilities will be providing direct patient care, which will include assessment, reassessments, medication administration, treatment administration/interventions, ADL care, education, completion of required documentation and involvement in committee, workgroup or quality initiatives. They may have daily duties assigned by charge nurse or supervisor. They will demonstrate competency by utilizing the nursing process not only on an individual level but as a unit/team. The Critical Care Nurse demonstrates the ability to work effectively with others, to initiate and lead groups of patients, and/or other personnel. The Nurse demonstrates professional nursing practice, which has been characterized by leadership in improving care. Additionally, uses sound clinical judgement in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating nursing care. Applies current concepts and findings from research and/or studies to practice and shares clinical expertise with professional and supportive personnel. The Nurse accurately documents and reports care. They identify, analyze, and resolves patient care problems whose resolution results in a significant improvement of nursing care to individual and/or groups of patients. Demonstrates such expertise so as to be sought as a consultant by others.