Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital•Grand Rapids, MN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit (RN ICU Float) provides care for patients with diagnoses including acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, post-trauma conditions, shock, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute croup, and surgical needs. The nurse provides quality care and promotes patient safety throughout the continuum of care, advocating for patients and respecting their advance directives and decisions. The role assesses and plans care for adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients; identifies nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems; maintains accurate records and orders; and organizes care amid changing priorities. The nurse uses department equipment appropriately, applies specialized clinical skills, and collaborates with patients, families, coworkers, clinicians, and ancillary departments to coordinate patient-centered care. The position is part-time at 0.6–0.75 FTE, or 48–60 hours per pay period, with day and night schedules.

Requirements

Registered with the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
At least one year of critical care experience or two years of medical-surgical experience within the past five years.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and maintenance of certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and maintenance of certification.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, or obtain it within six months of employment and maintain certification.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) certification, or obtain certification within 12 months of initial orientation in the emergency department and maintain certification.
ECG recognition and interpretation within six months of employment.
If candidates do not meet the stated experience requirements, consideration may be given to applicants with one year of relevant medical-surgical experience or six months of relevant critical care experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) CCRN certification.

Responsibilities

Provide quality care and ensure patient safety throughout the continuum of care.
Advocate for patients while respecting advance directives and patient decisions.
Complete admission assessments according to unit policy, using medical history, therapeutic communication, and physical assessment.
Use critical thinking and analysis to identify nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems and determine appropriate interventions.
Assess the needs of adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric patients and develop appropriate plans of care.
Maintain accurate, objective patient records and ensure the efficiency and accuracy of orders.
Organize workload effectively, remain flexible to environmental changes, and manage multiple patient, family, staff, and physician priorities within short time frames.
Use department equipment correctly and efficiently, and demonstrate knowledge of special preparations or equipment for department-specific procedures.
Apply nursing skills including IV access, ECG interpretation, hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation, airway management, pain management, neurological assessment, fluid management, infection control, respiratory management, and sedation and analgesia assessment and monitoring.
Communicate professionally and collaborate effectively with patients, families, coworkers, healthcare team members, and ancillary departments to coordinate patient-centered care.
Ensure the plan of care is consistent with nursing standards and hospital policies and procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.