RN - Hospital / Inpatient - 15614657
About The Position
The Intensive Care / Coronary Care Registered Nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates the delivery of nursing care for critically ill, post-operative, ventilator, post cardiac arrest, post heart cath, hemodynamic stabilization and other critically ill patients in the units. The Registered Nurse responds to code and emergent situations as a team member within the hospital. The Registered Nurse participates in-patient and family teaching, provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards of professional nursing practice in the intensive care / coronary care setting. Critical Care Registered nurses are accountable for the provision of nursing care assigned patients in all phases of care in ICU. They are responsible for the prescribing of nursing interventions, the coordination of patient activities, and delegation of those aspects of care, which may be provided by other members of interdisciplinary team. Basic to the accomplishment of this goal is individual professional accountability through adherence to standards of nursing care of critically ill, and through a commitment to act in accordance with ethical principles. The nurse will perform all work in accord to the mission, vision and values of Mercy.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates the delivery of nursing care for critically ill patients.
- Responds to code and emergent situations as a team member.
- Participates in patient and family teaching.
- Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary and other patient team personnel.
- Maintains standards of professional nursing practice in the intensive care / coronary care setting.
- Accountable for the provision of nursing care assigned patients in all phases of care in ICU.
- Responsible for the prescribing of nursing interventions.
- Coordinates patient activities.
- Delegates aspects of care to other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Adheres to standards of nursing care of critically ill patients.
- Acts in accordance with ethical principles.
- Performs all work in accord to the mission, vision and values of Mercy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
