Bargaining Unit: EAP
Rate of Pay: $73.67/hour + DOE (Base rate of $70.17 includes 5% temporary rate)
Summary Provides nursing services to patients admitted to the hospital intensive care unit by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Assesses physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
- Plans individual care of patient and documents care plan.
- Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
- Evaluates effectiveness of interventions.
- Identifies and provides education to patient and/or significant other.
- Coordinates resources for complete and effective patient care.
- Possesses effective communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Utilizes equipment properly.
- Participates in departmental growth and development.
- Pursues professional growth.
- Follows patient care standards.
- Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, an allay apprehension.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
- Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatment and examination of patient, as appropriate.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
- Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
- Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
- Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
- Documents nursing history and physical assessment for assigned patients.
- Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by physician and/or hospital policy including patient and family instruction.
- Makes beds, bathes and feeds patients.
- Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.
- Ability to work standby.
- Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
- Complies with System policies and procedures.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
- Upon hire
- Upon hire
- Within 3 months of hire into job
- Within 3 months of hire into job
- Within 6 months of hire into job
- One year full time ICU experience as an RN.
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