Registered Nurse - ICU

Saint Michaels Medical Center • Newark, NJ

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe, direct patient care in the ICU using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role includes guiding patient and family education and the work of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The nurse is accountable for assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response, and protects patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain standards of care in the ICU.
• Remain accountable for the care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate patient clinical changes, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms to the physician.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed