Registered Nurse - ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in the Intensive Care Unit and delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and maintains ICU standards of care. The nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms. The role requires responding quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality. East Liverpool City Hospital is a community hospital serving the tristate region. It has 152 licensed beds, more than 500 employees, and a medical staff of more than 160 physicians, with 21 resident physicians training in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Services include 24/7 emergency care, general surgery, medical stabilization for substance abuse, behavioral health for adults over age 55, and the only cardiac rehabilitation program in Columbiana County.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
- 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 and maintain ICU standards of care.
- Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
- Take direct responsibility and accountability for care given to assigned patients.
- Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical condition, 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
