Registered Nurse - RN - Trauma ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides individualized nursing care to patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. Nurses practice within their nursing expertise and use age- and population-specific standards appropriate to their clinical setting. Care may span prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care. The RN plans and coordinates care and performs patient assessment, education, triage, and other nursing interventions within the applicable Nurse Practice Act, administrative rules, professional nursing standards, and Code of Ethics. The position is in a 16-bed Medical Surgical Trauma ICU at a Level 1 Trauma facility. The unit cares for critically ill patients with complex, life-threatening conditions, including sepsis, spinal cord injuries, respiratory failure requiring intubation, skeletal traction, and complex surgical needs. The multidisciplinary team provides advanced hemodynamic monitoring and interventions such as proning, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and vasopressor titration.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
- Hold an unencumbered RN license in the state where nursing practice occurs, or possess multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
- Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Use the nursing process to provide individualized patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
- Provide care across prevention, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- Plan and coordinate care; assess and educate patients; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
- Practice within the applicable scope and standards of nursing practice and use age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting.
- Maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus available to eligible applicants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
