Critical Care Float Nurse​/Float RN; ICU

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.
• When assuming the charge role, delegates and supervises unit activities.
• May be required to work on other nursing units according to distribution of staff and patients; performs other duties as assigned or requested to maintain a high level of service.
• Assesses the patient’s physical and psychosocial condition on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care.
• 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 this process.
• Implements and coordinates this plan of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, the patient’s 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 performance review.
• Demonstrates competency in the care of the neuro patient, skill and knowledge in neuro assessment, airway management of the neuro patient, and caring for a trached patient.
• Assists the physician and cares for the patient during special neuro procedures.
• Performs pharyngeal, endotracheal, tracheostomy suctioning per established policy and uses equipment and cares for patient in a halo brace.
• Performs nursing responsibilities and interventions for the patient on a ventilator.

• 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 neonatal ICU RN experience required.

Valid State of Connecticut Registered Nurse License.

• BLS required.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.