Temporary Registered Nurse - ICU

Prime Healthcare • Bristol, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Lower Bucks Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, is a community hospital serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in Bristol, Pennsylvania, the hospital has more than 200 physicians and 700 employees.

The Registered Nurse provides safe, direct patient care in the ICU using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role includes guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care. The nurse is accountable for care provided to assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and diagnostic results to physicians, responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
• At least one year as a staff RN in an acute care hospital; critical care experience preferred.

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 assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice in the ICU.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain ICU standards of care and accountability for assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed