Resource Registered Nurse – ICU

• Provide comprehensive patient care using the nursing process: assess, plan, implement individualized interventions, and evaluate outcomes
• Include patients and families in care planning and maintain therapeutic relationships throughout the healthcare continuum
• Recognize changes in patient condition and coordinate appropriate interventions and resources
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to coordinate patient-centered care
• Implement strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety
• Assess patient and family readiness to learn and address learning needs
• Coordinate discharge planning using an interdisciplinary approach
• Apply evidence-based practice and nursing and regulatory standards
• Evaluate patient, team, and unit outcomes and support shared governance initiatives
• Communicate effectively, provide feedback, resolve conflicts, and promote healthcare team collaboration
• Lead the care team and delegate appropriately to unlicensed personnel
• Identify patient-safety threats, report safety events and near misses, and assist with corrective actions
• Apply ethical decision-making and participate as an effective member of the patient care team
• Participate in quality and process improvement initiatives
• Engage in professional development, mentoring, required meetings, educational programs, and annual competencies
• Float across multiple acute-care facilities within the defined market as part of the Zone 2 multi-site float pool

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing
• Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing
• Ability to provide holistic, patient- and family-focused care
• Ability to recognize situational changes requiring unplanned or unanticipated interventions
• Proficient computer skills, electronic mail, and electronic medical records systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive professional relationships with patients, team members, and physicians
• Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively
• Ability to make critical, independent decisions
• Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Time management and multitasking skills in an interruption-heavy environment
• Coordination, collaboration, delegation, and team-building skills
• Ability to provide age-appropriate care and interpret age-specific patient data
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. over the head
• Ability to carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance
• Ability to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force
• Ability to perform a 150-lb. sliding transfer with a second person
• Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job
• Must maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications

Demonstrates comprehensive patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation while collaborating effectively with healthcare teams. Proficient in applying evidence-based practices, maintaining patient safety, and engaging in professional development.

• Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Clinical Nursing Experience
• Patient-Centered Care
• Electronic Medical Records Proficiency

• Patient Assessment
• Care Planning
• Intervention Implementation
• Patient Safety Strategies
• Quality Improvement Initiatives
• Delegation Skills
• Critical Decision-Making
• Age-Appropriate Care
• IV Insertion Skills
• Multitasking in Healthcare

• Effective Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Team Collaboration
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Organizational Skills

• Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

• Patient Care
• Holistic Care
• Therapeutic Relationships
• Interdisciplinary Approach
• Shared Governance
• Patient Safety Threats
• Professional Development
• Acute-Care Facilities

• Electronic Medical Records Systems
• Healthcare Equipment