Registered Nurse - ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the ICU delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and is accountable for care delivered to assigned patients. The role includes guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained. This is a full-time day-shift position at Prime Healthcare Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. The schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., three 12-hour shifts. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available to qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.
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.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a Critical Care Course.
- Critical care experience.
- Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice and remain accountable for care delivered to assigned patients.
- Guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care.
- Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
- Paid time off.
- 401K retirement plan.
- Medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Additional voluntary benefit options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
