Registered Nurse - ICU

Prime Healthcare•Dover, NJ

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Clare's Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide safe, direct patient care in the ICU. The nurse uses the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation and maintains ICU standards of care. The role includes guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel. The Registered Nurse is accountable for care provided to assigned patients and communicates clinical changes to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. The nurse must respond promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

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.
At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Critical Care Course.
Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Critical care experience.

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 activities of other nursing personnel.
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.