What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse ICU (PRN Days) position at McPherson Hospital, Inc.?
Job Description: Registered Nurse (RN) ICU
Registered Nurse Job Summary: Directs patient care using critical care skills to determine appropriate nursing diagnosis, planning and implementing interventions and evaluating outcome for optimum patient outcome.
Registered Nurse Shift Availability:
Minimum:
Minimum:
Registered Nurse Job Summary: Directs patient care using critical care skills to determine appropriate nursing diagnosis, planning and implementing interventions and evaluating outcome for optimum patient outcome.
Registered Nurse Shift Availability:
- Days
- PRN (as needed)
- Areas of responsibility include managing and providing critical nursing care in ICU overseeing the monitor tech and telemetry patients.
- Plans for and provides direct patient care by using the nursing process with knowledge of hospital policies in order to accomplish goals for the delivery of nursing care.
- Follows CMS guidelines to assure that indicators are met, thus improving patient outcome.
- Follows established protocols for narcotic and other medication administration, ensuring the 6 right of medication administration are met.
- Provides patient teaching according to the plan of care, beginning discharge planning at the time of admission.
- Communicates pertinent information related to patient’s condition to inform physicians, additional staff and/or ancillary departments of changes, needs, and/or have an idea of care.
- Documents findings, concerns, actions, and outcomes related to patient’s diagnosis for continuity of care.
- Demonstrates the ability to read cardiac rhythms and treat them according to ACLS standards within 90 days of hire to provide advanced cardiac care to patients.
- Shows ability to obtain and assess hemodynamic values and maintains care of invasive monitoring equipment to provide valuable information regarding cardiopulmonary function and early detection of change in condition.
- Demonstrates knowledge of IV medications and drips restricted to use in the ICU setting, their indications, dosage, and the required monitoring to assure safe nursing practice.
- Responsible for cardiac rhythm interpretation of the telemetry patients on the medical surgical unit; notification of the patient’s nurse and physician regarding arrhythmias; ability to give direction to and relieve the monitor tech/unit clerk as needed.
- Prepared to respond to in-house code blue emergencies and to act as the team leader following standard ACLS and PALS protocols.
- May be asked to serve as preceptor, providing training and practical experience needed to prepare newly hired RNs to gain independence.
Minimum:
- Associate degree in nursing (two-year program) or equivalent formal training program.
- Bachelor’s Degree (BSN)
Minimum:
- Six months to one year of Med/Surg experience
- Three to five years ICU experience
- Licensed in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
- BLS, AC:S. PALS, and TNCC verification within 6 months of hiring
- ICU Telemetry exam – 90 days to pass from hire.