Icu Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
• Two years of registered nursing experience.
• Demonstrate the clinical knowledge and skills necessary to provide care relevant to patients’ needs and apply principles of growth and development across the life span.
• Ability to assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific patient requirements.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
• Motivation and drive for continuous self-development.
• Ability to interact cooperatively with the healthcare team and contribute to shared goals.
• Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and use resources effectively.
• Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
• Meet the competency expectation of regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.
• Specialty certification is preferred for CAPE Level 3; it is required for CAPE Levels 4, 5, and 6.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patients’ diagnoses, problems, issues, and shared goals to meet the needs of patients and the healthcare team.
• Serve as a resource for patient and family learning needs.
• Coordinate with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
• Function as an independent team member to provide safe, quality care.
• Mentor colleagues in developing clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
• Participate in developing and continuously improving systems that support patient-care planning.
• Lead interprofessional teams in effective collaboration and consultation.
• Design innovations to improve outcomes.
• Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
• Participate in collaborative planning for safe, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare.
• Participate in developing, implementing, reviewing, and adhering to policies that promote patient health and safety.
• Advocate for healthcare consumers’ rights to informed decision-making and self-determination.
• Demonstrate leadership within the community and healthcare arena.
• Engage healthcare consumers and interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
• Integrate knowledge of global and environmental factors into assessment.
• Identify resources and actions to address cultural situations appropriately.
• Recognize personal bias.
• Share educational findings and experiences with colleagues.
• Pursue higher education or training and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.
• Identify appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advance ethical nursing practice.
• Regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students.
• For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual education related to accreditation standards, which may include computer-based learning, training, in-services, and competency validation.