ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Work 3rd shift on a 3x12 schedule
• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
• Base nursing practices on evidence and current research as well as department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines
• Incorporate all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity into clinical decision-making
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing actions and interventions
• Identify patient risk factors and presenting complaints
• Collect objective and subjective data and obtain patient health information from family or others as necessary
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Determine desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• Implement patient care therapies and procedures with clinical autonomy within scope of practice
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and family members
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Conduct and document ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies using the nursing process
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Identify and address educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner and coordinating with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities and core measures including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, and CAUTIs
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions
• Use a holistic perspective regarding patient care