Registered Nurse - ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the ICU delivers safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The nurse is accountable for care provided to assigned patients and communicates changes in clinical condition to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. The RN responds quickly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or response to treatment and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. St. Mary's General Hospital is a community-based tertiary medical center in Passaic, New Jersey, offering acute care and a broad range of services. The hospital has more than 550 physicians and 1,000 employees and is a member of Prime Healthcare.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
- 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 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 accountable for care given 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 a patient's condition or response to treatment.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- 401K retirement plan.
- Medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Voluntary benefit options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
