Internal Registry - RN - ICU

Prime Healthcare • Joliet, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Internal Registry Registered Nurse (RN) works in the ICU at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois. The RN delivers safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and works within the scope of practice. The role includes directing and guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and relevant monitoring or diagnostic results to physicians, responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

The position is PRN, night shift, and temporary. The assignment is expected to last 12 weeks, with staffing needs evaluated on an ongoing basis and potentially adjusted for operational requirements. The stated compensation estimate is $57.50 per hour; actual starting compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure. The employer describes a streamlined interview process involving one interview and quick decision-making.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
• Minimum of one year as a staff RN in an acute care hospital.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a Critical Care Course.
• Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Critical care experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed