Registered Nurse ICU - Nights

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse I is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating direct nursing care for high-acuity patients requiring continuous monitoring and specialized interventions. Utilizing the nursing process and evidence-based clinical pathways, the RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to manage complex medical conditions, support functional recovery, and deliver safe, patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Care & Assessment: Deliver comprehensive nursing care utilizing the nursing process, continuously assessing physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural needs of high-acuity patients.
• Complex Patient Management: Monitor vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and clinical status; identify early signs of deterioration and intervene promptly using advanced disease management processes and clinical pathways.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Partner closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, allied health specialists, and multidisciplinary care teams to execute and refine individualized care plans.
• Discharge & Care Transitions: Facilitate efficient patient discharge planning through timely referrals, multidisciplinary coordination, and tailored patient/family education.
• Documentation & Quality: Maintain timely, accurate, and detailed electronic health record (EHR) documentation using standardized medical terminology.
• Quality Improvement & Safety: Active participant in Performance Improvement (PI) initiatives, unit educational standards, incident/variance reporting, and evidence-based practice updates.
• Clinical Judgment: Exercise independent clinical judgment to prioritize multi-patient care delivery and resolve complex technical/clinical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Clinical Experience: Minimum of 12 months (1 year) of direct bedside nursing experience in a PCU, Stepdown, or ICU high-acuity/critical care environment. (Note: Standalone ER experience does not satisfy this requirement).
• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required (BSN preferred) .
• Licensure: Active, unencumbered State Registered Nurse (RN) License or valid Multistate Compact RN License .
• Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire (ACLS preferred) .

Key Competencies

• Proven working knowledge of bio-psychosocial health models, general disease state management, and intermediate care clinical pathways.
• Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills for patient education and interdisciplinary handoffs.
• Strong organizational, multi-patient prioritization, and time-management capabilities.
• High attention to detail with demonstrated accuracy in analyzing clinical data, telemetry/rhythm strips, and numerical lab values.