RN ICU

Montefiore Mount Vernon•St. Charles, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Delivers nursing care by developing nursing diagnoses; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends so they can understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; and reevaluating care objectives. The role provides and coordinates patient care, develops and updates nursing care plans, teaches patients and their families about care requirements, and evaluates outcomes. It also supports quality and safety standards, documents care, protects confidential information, maintains patient-care equipment and supplies, and contributes to continued nursing and organizational improvement.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing required.
One to three years of experience working in a clinical environment.
BLS and ACLS certification through the American Heart Association.
Infection Control Certification.
Knowledge of patient rights and laws related to those rights, such as HIPAA.
Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions acquired through a basic nursing preparation program.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others.
New York State Registered Nurse licensure required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions, communicating the nursing care plan and pertinent information to the healthcare team, coordinating with other providers, supporting patients and families, and conferring with physicians.
Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting physical and psychological conditions and relevant social factors, consulting family and friends, establishing nursing diagnoses and care objectives, and defining interventions and schedules.
Teach patients, families, and friends about care goals, conditions, medications, and self-care skills; answer questions and provide information and resources.
Evaluate patient care by following therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against care standards, reviewing records, identifying changing conditions and needs, reevaluating objectives, and modifying care plans.
Assure quality care by following professional standards, organizational policies and procedures, legal requirements, and JCAHO standards, and maintaining cooperative relationships with healthcare team members.
Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient-care environment by following infection-control, medication administration and storage, controlled-substance, organizational, and legal requirements, and alerting others to potential concerns.
Document patient-care services in patient and department records.
Protect confidential information and caution others about potential breaches.
Maintain patient-care equipment by following operating instructions and procedures, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and requesting repairs.
Maintain ready supplies by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and stocking items.
Improve nursing knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing networks, benchmarking practices, and participating in professional societies.
Contribute to nursing and organizational success by welcoming related, different, and new requests and helping others achieve job results.