Registered Nurse-ICU-FT

Marshall Health Network•Point Pleasant, WV

14h•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves performing initial patient assessments, formulating and revising care plans based on assessments, and providing safe and timely nursing care according to unit-specific proficiencies, hospital policies, and procedures. The role includes accurate documentation, patient education, discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines, and delegating patient care duties while retaining accountability. The incumbent will also assist in the education and staff development of personnel, serve as a preceptor, and continuously evaluate care delivery to improve quality and efficiency through the CQI process. This role requires keeping management informed of special concerns regarding quality, cost-effectiveness, and risk management, and taking responsibility for projects ensuring departmental compliance with environmental care, information management, patient care, and infection control standards. Additionally, the nurse will report and request maintenance for structural or equipment damage, practice positive customer relations, respect patient privacy, maintain emergency drugs and supplies, assist with unit cleanliness, attend to patients' and families' needs concerning illness events (considering emotional, spiritual, and physical health), work harmoniously with team members, attend unit meetings, and participate in educational offerings to maintain required contact hours and certifications. The role also includes safeguarding medications and narcotics, participating in developing and evaluating annual unit goals, and ensuring safe administration of medications with appropriate monitoring, as well as completing all annual competencies.

Requirements

Graduate of a school of nursing with current WV license.
BCLS required.
Previous experience in nursing required.
Must demonstrate the ability to effectively recognize the unique needs of patients of all ages including neonates, pediatrics, adolescents and geriatrics.
Must be able to cope with highly stressful situations and set priorities for multiple tasks.
Must possess knowledge of nursing services policies and procedure manuals.
If on call, must be able to report to duty within 20 minutes.

Nice To Haves

PALS and ACLS preferred or obtainable within six (6) months.
One (1) years’ nursing experience preferred in critical care area.

Responsibilities

Performs initial assessment of patient.
Formulates a plan of care and nursing diagnosis based on the assessment.
Revises and updates plan of care through continuous monitoring and evaluation of patient.
Performs nursing care in a safe and timely manner according to unit specific proficiencies, hospital policies and procedures and philosophy.
Accurate documentation of care.
Provides patient education and discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines.
Delegates patient care duties according to the proficiency level of team members while retaining accountability for duties delegated.
Assist in education and staff development of professional and nonprofessional personnel and provides technical supervision on the unit.
Serves as preceptor to new employees.
Continually evaluates care being delivered and constantly strives to increase quality and efficiency through the hospital-wide, interdisciplinary CQI process. Attends meetings as assigned.
Keeps Assistant Executive Director/Patient Care Services and/or Risk Management apprised of special concerns regarding quality, cost effective care and risk management issues. Keeps Unit Coordinator appraised of actions.
Utilizes standards of national specialty organizations.
Takes responsibility for specific projects as assigned which will ensure departmental compliance to standards of environment of care, management of information, care of patients, and infection control. Attends meetings as assigned.
Notes structural and/or equipment damage, requests maintenance Repairs as necessary and reports action to Unit Coordinator.
Practices positive customer relations techniques. Respects patient privacy rights and values of individual patients and provides care accordingly.
Maintains emergency drugs, equipment and supplies.
Assists with unit cleanliness.
Attends to patient's and family's needs concerning responses to illness event. Considers emotional and spiritual as well as physical health.
Works in harmonious manner with team members and strives to create a climate conductive to open and honest dialogue and sharing of concerns. Attends unit meetings.
Attends educational offerings. Must maintain a minimum of 24 Contact hours annually. Maintains ACLS and PALS certifications.
Responsible for safeguarding medications and narcotics.
Participates in developing and evaluating annual unit goals and objectives.
Safe administration of medications with appropriate monitoring.
Completes all annual competencies for assigned areas of responsibility.
Performs other duties that may be assigned.