Intensive Care Unit RN

St. Anthony Hospital • Gig Harbor, WA

1d • $48 - $91

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will perform assessments and skilled procedures, implement and evaluate patient care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes. The role calls for sound critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

The nurse provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care within their scope of practice. Responsibilities include assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, developmental, and spiritual needs; implementing interventions; evaluating outcomes; and preparing patients for discharge while helping coordinate post-discharge needs. The nurse administers and documents medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy, receives and verifies physician orders, and documents care and patient status in accordance with nursing standards.

The role requires adherence to hospital and department policies, safety and risk-management practices, and regulatory standards. The nurse uses available communication tools appropriately and considers how patient populations’ cultures affect communication, collaboration, and care. Professional practice, accountability for mandatory requirements, and ongoing professional growth are expected.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Either 1–2 years of medical/surgical experience and successful completion of a critical care residency program, or new-graduate status with a senior practicum in a specialty area such as critical care, ED, or PACU and successful completion of a critical care residency program.
• Washington Registered Nurse license upon hire.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of related work experience in an acute-care setting.
• One year of PCU/ICU experience.
• Critical RN certification in Adult, Neonatal, Pediatric, or Acute care.
• Certified Neuroscience RN.

Responsibilities

• Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk-management, and regulatory standards, and keep current with relevant trends and requirements.
• Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gather relevant care data; plan and provide care; implement interventions; and evaluate outcomes.
• Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordination of post-discharge needs.
• Use available communication tools and materials effectively, and account for the effects of patient cultures on communication, collaboration, and care.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient populations served by the department.
• Maintain competent professional practice, pursue professional growth, and meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
• Document care and patient status using the nursing process and applicable standards, including changes in condition, responses to interventions, and reassessments.
• Receive physician orders and ensure their appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree