Registered Nurse, Rn - Icu

Registered Nurse, Rn - Icu

The rn assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the care for a designated group of patients. The rn coordinates, directs and actively participates as an effective member of the interdisciplinary health care team, contributing to the efficient operation of the unit and promoting positive patient outcomes.

Essential job functions include maintaining professional and technical knowledge, assuring quality of care, protecting patients and employees, documenting patient care services, maintaining continuity among nursing teams, identifying patient care requirements, establishing a compassionate environment, promoting patient's independence, maintaining a safe and clean working environment, resolving patient problems and needs, maintaining a cooperative relationship among health care teams, contributing to team effort, ensuring operation of equipment, maintaining nursing supplies inventory, providing direct oversight of the gn, lpn, technical partner, als technician, nurse extern and unit clerks, and performing other related duties as assigned.

Specialty job functions include interpreting and treating arrhythmias in icu, caring for a patient requiring ventilator support, and caring for a patient receiving invasive monitoring.

Required qualifications include a graduate of an accredited nursing program and strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree in nursing, critical care experience, open heart experience, one (1) year med/surg or pcu experience.

License, certification and clearances include current licensure to practice as a registered nurse in the state of pennsylvania, current basic life support (bls) approved curriculum of the american heart association (cpr and aed) program, act 33 with renewal, act 34 with renewal, act 73 fbi clearance, current acls or completion within one (1) year of hire/transfer date into department, and nih stroke scale – current or within six (6) months of hire/transfer into department.

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department. Incumbents will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.). Travel may be expected locally between independence health locations.

Independence health and its affiliated companies are equal opportunity employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work environment includes goggles, face shield and mask required according to cdc guidelines effective march 2020 or during pandemic. When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required. Essential – absolute necessity. Marginal – minimal necessity. Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift. Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift. Rarely – less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.

- physical condition - essential - marginal - constantly - frequently - occasionally - rarely - never.

extreme heat - x

extreme cold - x

heights - x

confined spaces - x

extreme noise(>85db) - x

mechanical hazards - x

use of vibrating tools - x

operates vehicle (company) - x

operates heavy equipment - x

use of lifting/transfer devices - x - x

rotates all shifts - x - x

8 hours shifts - x - x

10-12 hours…