Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Intensive/Critical Care
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years of acute inpatient ICU experience
License:
Registered Nurse
Certifications:
BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
Clinical interventions
Patient and family education
Evidence-based practice
Patient assessment
Plan of care
Description:
A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients.
The Registered Nurse (RN) focuses on safe, effective patient and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
The RN is responsible for assisting in maintaining a financially stable unit and promoting professional development with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and education supported by a governance framework.
The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members.
Applying the caring processes of an established model of care, the RN has the responsibility to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate the plan of care.
The RN focuses on patient and family comfort, education, and satisfaction.
The RN applies educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff.
Job Responsibilities:
Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and procedure or as warranted by patient condition; demonstrates ability to make sound independent decisions.
Initiates, prioritizes, and implements the plan of care, reviewing and revising the plan as indicated.
Collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary services; utilizes resources appropriately to support the needs of the organization, patients, and families.
Monitors and documents responses to clinical interventions.
Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient and family needs and appropriate to the care, treatment, and services provided during their stay and at discharge.
Delegates tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel; functions as a mentor/preceptor.
Demonstrates, encourages, and facilitates teamwork; identifies and appropriately communicates opportunities for improvement.
Participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts and implements practice changes; complies with regulatory standards.
Participates in the governance model.