RN Intensive Care Unit

Maintains and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques

Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others.

Essential Functions And Duties

• Mainters and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques
• Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others
• Maintains and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques
• Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others

Assesses the patient’s condition and needs

Uses critical thinking and clinical judgment: sets outcomes; implements appropriate nursing actions and collaborates with other disciplines to meet the patient’s/family’s physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual needs; and evaluates patient’s progress.

Calculates dosages and administers medications accurately

In accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures for medication administration.

Documents all patient care

With proficiency in compliance with hospital policies, procedures and regulatory agencies.

Demonstrates awareness of and supports St. Charles departmental and operating unit goals

Through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.

Communicates (both written and orally)

Effectively and maintains professional relationships with caregivers, medical staff, patients, and guests.

Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization

In all respects.

Provides a therapeutic presence in service to others

By purposefully responding to the needs of patients in a caring way, including introducing oneself and explaining role in patient’s care, asking the patient his or her preferred name, sitting with the patient to determine his or her care goals, active listening, communicating effectively and appropriately through touch, eye contact, etc.

May perform additional duties of similar complexity

Within the organization, as required or assigned.

Additional Duties – Bend – Intensive Care Unit

• May function as Rapid Response Team Nurse as assigned following department specific guidelines.

EDUCATION

• Required: As required by RN licensure.
• PREFERRED: BSN

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

• Required: Current Oregon RN license.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS Preferred: Department specific acute care certification (i.e. CCRN, PCCN, CEN)

Bend – Intensive Care Unit Additional Requirements

• PALS prior to caring for pediatric patients.
• TNCC certification within 12 months of hire. Will then be required to maintain a minimum of 16 hours of trauma education every 4 years or continue TNCC certification.

Experience

• Required: See below
• PREFERRED: Department specific acute care experience.

Bend – Intensive Care Unit Additional Requirements

• One year of Intensive Care Unit experience within five years
• PREFERRED: ICU experience at a Level 1 or 2 Trauma Facility strongly preferred.