ICU RN

Title:

NIGHTS - ICU RN – Weatherford, TXMedical City Weatherford (hospital)
POSITION SUMMARY

The ICU RN manages the nursing care of critically ill patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

• Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.
• Will float between the ICU and CCU units
• Use therapeutic communication in daily practice.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic Intensive Care environment.
• Implement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process.
• Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care.
• Promote a supportive environment that treats patients and families with dignity, respect and appreciation of their lifestyle, religion and culture.
• Maintain high quality, age specific care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients as assigned.
• Delegate tasks to the appropriate caregiver.
• Participate in Department specific initiatives and process improvement.
• Provide supervision of new employees, patient care assistants, nurse technicians, student nurses, and / or nurse interns.
• Support the mission, vision, and values of the organization

• ADN required

• Current Texas State Licensure as a Registered Nurse (Compact license is accepted but TX State RN license required within 30 days of hire)
• Current BLS and ACLS from American Heart

• Must have at 1 years of ICU experience.
• Willing to speak with candidates that don't have recent acute care experience. However, as long as it is not like more than 5 years that they have not been in acute care.
• MUST have acute care experience

• 12 Beds
• Small unit VERY FAST PACED
• Manager is very big on the resume and how candidates present