Registered Nurse - ICU

Responsibilities

• Delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the ICU.
• Directly responsible and accountable for the care given to assigned patients; communicates with physicians about changes in the patient’s clinical condition, including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies, and abnormal results and symptomatology.
• Able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Completion of Critical Care Course preferred.
• Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Certified ACLS within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• Minimum of one year as a staff RN in acute care hospital, critical care preferred.
• Critical Care RN (CCRN) Certification preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.