rn icu - Albemarle, United States - medstaffingnetwork

Description

Job Description

• The RN Clinical Nurse I provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment diagnosis outcomes identification planning implementation and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies procedures and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader.
• Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.

• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses problems and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected measurable outcomes.
• Implements the identified plan coordinates care delivery and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluates one's own and others nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines relevant statutes rules and regulations.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan provide and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe effective and fiscally responsible.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Practices ethically.
• Promotes shared governance or facility decision making activities developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.

• Work requires walking standing sitting lifting reaching stooping bending pushing and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patient's medical equipment and supplies.
• Must speak English in good understandable terms.
• Intact sense of sight hearing smell and touch.
• Finger dexterity.
• Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.
• Physical Abilities Testing required.

• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or;
• if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency meet the licensure requirements in your home state;
• or for Non-National License Compact states current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
• Primary Source Verification Required.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider status according to American Heart Association.
• ACLS Required

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• BSN preferred
• ACLS - AHA
• BLS - AHA
• NIHSS