Registered Nurse - ICU

Prime Healthcare•Newark, NJ

About The Position

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 education and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care. The nurse is accountable for care provided to assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition to physicians—including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms—and responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain certification.
Basic arrhythmia interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain certification.
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 as a staff RN.

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.
Maintain ICU standards of care.
Remain accountable for the 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.