ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• 12-hour night shift schedule
• Strong Neuro ICU experience preferred
• Experienced ICU nurses with neuro patient care history will be considered
• Minimum of 1-2 years in a staff ICU role prior to traveling required
• Recent acute/critical care travel experience required
• Current references from leadership (unit manager, coordinator, or director) required
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing care actions and interventions
• Identify patient risk factors and presenting complaints
• Collect objective and subjective data and verify initial admission assessments
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Implement patient care therapies and procedures with clinical autonomy within scope of practice
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Conduct and document ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in patient care activities
• Identify and address educational needs of patients based on prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process including discharge teaching and care coordination
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities and core measures including patient satisfaction, fall prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, and CAUTI monitoring
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions