RN - ICU

Registered Nurse

Profession: Nursing Specialty: Critical Care Unit (CCU) Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Third Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours (7 PM - 7 AM) Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS

Must-Have:

• Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations.
• Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language.
• Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all coworkers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team.
• Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.
• Proficiency in administering medications, performing various medical procedures such as wound care and IV therapy, and utilizing medical equipment and technology.
• Strong assessment skills, critical thinking abilities, and the capacity to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment are essential.
• Communication skills are vital for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and providing clear explanations to patients and their families.
• Deep understanding of medical terminology, disease processes, and healthcare regulations ensures competent and safe delivery of care.
• The role demands a combination of clinical expertise, empathy, and adaptability to meet the complex needs of patients while upholding professional standards of nursing practice.

Description:

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. Creates a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Responsible for coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit. Provides nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments. Facilitates admission, transfer, and discharge activities. Offers patient and family-centered education and individualized treatment planning as applicable. Performs and documents comprehensive assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice and hospital policies and procedures. Considers the patient's culture, age, and developmental level. Identifies patient risk factors and presenting complaints. Obtains patient health information from family or others as necessary. Collects objective and subjective data. Develops a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team as appropriate. Designs actions and interventions relevant to patient's culture and age. Determines desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family in accordance with a medical plan of care. Fully implements patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy within scope of practice in accordance with established policies and procedures. Explains procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families. Initiates action to alleviate patients' stress and discomfort. Recognizes, responds to, and communicates changes in patient condition appropriately. Conducts and documents ongoing assessment and response to procedures and therapies using the nursing process according to hospital policy and established standards. Sets priorities for the care of multiple patients. Assures resources and coordinates the plan of care. Organizes workload to effectively utilize time and energy relative to patient acuity and care processes. Delegates tasks appropriately and oversees team members in the performance of activities regarding patient care. Monitors accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members in the implementation of the plan of care. Identifies and addresses educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems according to level of comprehension. Facilitates the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner. Provides input into patient/nurse assignments in consideration of available staffing and patient acuity. Demonstrates active participation in unit-based activities in support of organizational values and priorities. Promotes a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions. Assures nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards, evidence-based practice, current research, and caring philosophy. Actively participates in quality improvement activities and core measures such as patient satisfaction and auditing. Uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.