Hospital - ICU RN III (Full Time, Nights)

About the role

The ICU RN III is an advanced licensed clinician functioning at the proficient level. The RN III provides professional direct patient care to a diverse population and is considered an expert in the specialty. In addition to conducting nursing assessments, assisting with exams and treatment, and maintaining medical records, the RN III coaches and mentors department staff in clinical and professional practice areas, models compassionate communication with physicians and the interprofessional health‑care team, and assumes leadership responsibilities with high‑level contributions at the bedside, unit, service line, and across the institution.

Responsibilities

• Identifies staff development opportunities for colleagues' professional growth and provides coaching to meet identified goals.
• Acts as a model and coaches staff in effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication, including active listening and teaching.
• Provides oversight for student/new employee preceptorships.
• Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment, such as conflict mitigation.
• Advocates for a balanced workload, promotes positive behaviors, and promotes peer‑to‑peer accountability.
• Improves nurse satisfaction by serving as a role model and mentor, facilitating teamwork with RNs, non‑licensed, and interprofessional staff, as evidenced by annual RN‑RN teamwork and interprofessional relationship scores.
• Provides recommendations to improve department scores for turnover/retention.
• Leads patient‑ and family‑centered care standards and mentors others regarding specialty populations.
• Develops, updates, and communicates a plan of care, including discharge, in partnership with the patient, family, and interprofessional health‑care team using the nursing process.
• Prioritizes care based on the patient's needs, abilities, and preferences.
• Advocates on the patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
• Develops appropriate resources and supports unit practices and guidelines.
• Develops and implements effective patient teaching strategies based on learning needs; uses appropriate resources and plans for post‑discharge care.
• Consistently evaluates patient comprehension and adapts teaching methods