Registered Nurse Critical Care; ICU – Float Pool

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises individual patient care on a nursing unit/department according to unit policies and procedures.
• Provides supervision of non‑RN personnel on the assigned unit and, when assuming the charge role, delegates and supervises unit activities.
• May be required to work on other nursing units according to the distribution of staff and patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested to maintain a high level of service.
• Develops, communicates, and documents a plan of care reflecting individualized patient problems and interventions to achieve desired outcomes, involving the patient, family, and healthcare team in the process.
• Implements and coordinates the plan of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, patient response to care, and readiness for discharge, revises the plan as needed and makes referrals where indicated.
• Plans for education after assessing the individual learning needs and readiness of the patient and family.
• Provides educational opportunities and documents outcomes.
• Functions as a preceptor to new staff and as a charge nurse.
• Meets performance expectations for customer service, teamwork, resource utilization, and staff and self‑development as outlined in the performance review.
• Demonstrates competency in the care of the neuro patient and the knowledge and skill in neuro assessment, airway management, tracheostomy suctioning, and use of equipment and care of patient in a halo brace.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Proficient in use of computer software to include electronic patient records.
• Must have ability to use internet for literature searches regarding care for patients.
• 1 year acute nursing experience required.
• Valid State of Connecticut Registered Nurse License.
• BLS required.

• Critical care or emergency experience preferred.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.