RN, Registered Nurse - Medical ICU - Full Time
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- critical care nursing
- medical ICU
- patient assessment
The Registered Nurse in the Medical ICU provides comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation. This role involves medication administration, patient monitoring, and addressing psychological and social needs while collaborating within a clinical team. The position requires relevant nursing certifications such as BLS and ACLS and emphasizes continuous professional development in critical care nursing.
The Registered Nurse in the Medical ICU independently provides comprehensive nursing care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of critically ill patients. They administer medications, monitor treatments, and address the psychological and social needs of patients and families while delegating tasks appropriately within a clinical team. The role requires relevant nursing certifications and emphasizes continuous professional development and competency validation in critical care nursing.
Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position Requirements:
Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Critical Care Department-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience
- One year of experience in Critical Care setting preferred but will accept new graduates.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Current ACLS certification required
In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.
Credential Grace Periods:
If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.
- Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
- Any Candidate/Associate who does not have at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty.
Grace Periods for
Experienced Associates
Grace Periods for
New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty
Work Schedule:
7PM - 7AM
Work Type:
Full Time
critical care nursing, medical ICU, patient assessment, medication administration, ACLS certification, BLS certification, nursing process, clinical nursing, patient education, acute care
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