Registered Nurse ICU Nights

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

· Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.

· Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Licensure

Current Texas Registered Nurse license in good standing

Experience

Minimum of three years work experience as an ICU nurse in an acute care hospital setting. - If the candidate/employee has less than three years of acute care hospital experience there will be an education plan in place required for the orientation period.

Certifications

· Basic Life Support (BLS) - required.

· Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - required.

· NIH Stroke Scale Certification required within orientation period.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Care

· Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status of the critically ill patient.

· Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.

· Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.

· Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of critical care patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.

· Monitors patient response to treatment and promptly communicates changes in condition to the provider.

· Provides care to patients across the lifespan, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations as applicable.

· Assists with emergency procedures including trauma resuscitation, stroke alerts, STEMI activations, code blue responses, rapid responses, and disaster management.

· Initiates and maintains IV access and assists with advanced airway management as needed.