RN - ICU

RN - ICU

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff nurse is a Registered Nurse (RN) who uses the nursing process to provide nursing care to patients receiving therapies within the multidisciplinary activities of the ICU Unit. The RN supervises work assignments of the nursing assistants and is responsible to the Nurse Manager. The RN will provide professional nursing care for all patients of the unit according to the established standards, practices and philosophies of Carle Richland Memorial Hospital (CRMH).

Essential Functions:

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.

Department Specific Job Functions:

• Ensures good communication with patients/family by utilizing meaningful hourly rounding, bedside report and white boards.
• Works with ventilated patients for early mobility.
• Collaborates with team to ensure best outcomes.
• Able to assist with intubation, central line insertions, Arterial lines insertion and care.
• Delegates patient care tasks to assigned HCTs and validates completion of tasks.
• Uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition and uses nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient status.

Skills:

• Required Skills & Experience: Minimum one (1) year of relevant nursing experience.
• Required Skills: NURSING PROCESS, NURSING SUPERVISION, PATIENT ASSESSMENT, CARE PLANNING, PATIENT CARE
• Additional Skills: NURSING INTERVENTIONS, PATIENT SAFETY, CRITICAL THINKING, NURSING JUDGMENT, DOCUMENTATION

Education:

• Required Education: ASN
• Preferred Education: BSN

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Illinois state RN License in good standing
• BLS (American Heart Assoc.)
• ACLS (American Heart Assoc.)
• PALS (American Heart Assoc.)

Job Category: Clinical-Nursing

Guaranteed Hours: 40

Contract Weeks: 90

Client Details City: Urbana State: IL Zip Code: 61801