Registered Nurse - ICU

Prime Healthcare•Dover, NJ

27d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the ICU 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 directs patient and family teaching, as well as activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining ICU standards of care. The nurse is accountable for care provided to assigned patients and communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms. The nurse must respond quickly and accurately to changes in 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 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 activities of other nursing personnel.
Maintain standards of care in the ICU.
Remain accountable 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.