Registered Nurse -ICU

St. Mary's General Hospital•Passaic, NJ

19d•$41 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

St. Mary's General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient care in the ICU. The nurse delivers safe care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct patient care 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 Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates changes in a patient's clinical condition to the physician, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. The nurse must respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
Minimum of 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 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 activities of other nursing personnel.
Maintain standards of care in the ICU.
Remain responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
Communicate changes in patients' clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.