Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Surgical ICU collaborates with physicians to develop a plan of care that supports the patient’s return to optimal health. The nurse provides bedside care, carries out medical orders, delegates and oversees specified support personnel, and evaluates the effectiveness of the care plan. In this critical care role, the nurse manages patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring, high-risk medications, and care for hemodynamic or respiratory instability, including mechanical ventilation. The nurse also contributes to unit quality measures, evidence-based practice, and a compassionate therapeutic environment.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
- BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
- Satisfactorily complete an ACLS course and Critical Care course within one year of hire or transfer.
- Satisfactorily complete the first available Basic Dysrhythmia course.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of experience in an acute care setting or equivalent.
- Critical Care Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Integrate evidence-based knowledge into practice.
- Delegate and coordinate nursing-care tasks and assignments.
- Facilitate or participate in patient conferences.
- Identify and help meet patients’ ongoing and discharge or transfer teaching needs by coordinating with appropriate resource persons and participating in planning conferences.
- Pursue professional growth through educational opportunities and programs available in the hospital or community.
- Teach or guide professional and ancillary personnel.
- Precept or mentor new employees and students.
- Serve as a team leader to support appropriate patient placement and delegation of assignments.
- Provide bedside nursing care and carry out medical orders in collaboration with physicians.
- Oversee the functions of Nurse Assistants, Patient Care Associates, OB Care Associates, Surgical Service Assistants, Nursing Clerks, and Psychiatric Techs.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan.
- Manage critical care for patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring and high-risk medications.
- Monitor and manage patients with hemodynamic instability.
- Monitor and manage patients with respiratory instability, including mechanical ventilation.
- Participate in unit quality measures and incorporate evidence-based practice into patient care.
- Promote compassion and a therapeutic environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
