Staff RN, ICU, 36 hours, Overnights

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If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you

Shift: 36 hours, 7pm-7am, Every Other Weekend

Summary:

The ICU Registered Nurse (RN) provides care to the critically ill adult patient population.

Responsibilities:

• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols and established policies and procedures.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources necessary.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)
• Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards.
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician's orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as ncessary, utilizing the pain scale (e.g. numerical, FACES and functional goals.)
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients' response to medication.
• Readily accepts accountability for designated patient and effectively hands off patient as required.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others

Qualifications:

• BSN preferred, MA RN License. BLS and ACLS .
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience
• Demonstrated clinical competence in CICU and nursing practice preferred.

Important COVID message

Please note, Holy Family hospital is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence, and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously cancelled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest assured that we have made the necessary preparations to provide care in a safe, controlled and professional way.

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