Registered Nurse (RN) Intensive Care Unit

Job Description

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Description :

The Registered Nurse, under the direction of the Nurse or department Manager, is responsible for the development and implementation of direct patient care under the provisions of the MA State Practice Act.

The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with the other health care disciplines to deliver holistic patient care to patients of all ages.

The Registered Nurse assesses and delegates appropriate assignments to assigned unlicensed personnel.

Primary Job Responsibilities And Duties

Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues.

Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation.

• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. Implements and coordinates the identified plan / care delivering.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice. Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.

Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of students, peers and colleagues.

• Collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice. Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
• Integrates research findings into practice. Actively participates in research activities at various levels appropriate to the nurse’s level of education and position.
• The RN demonstrates clinical competency and professional commitment in nursing practice by adhering to established standards of practice and regulations while performing treatments and procedures.

The Registered Nurse in Infusion therapy demonstrates clinical competency by adhering to standards and guidelines recommended for infusion therapy practice.

The Registered Nurse in Oncology demonstrates clinical competency by adhering to the standards in the ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines recommendation for practice.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Massachusetts License with current registration. CPR certified. Credentialed in area of practice preferred. Medical / Surgical experience preferred for all acute care areas.
• Basic computer skills required. Effective communication, organizational and critical thinking skills.
• Mercy Medical Center : Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred.
• Pre- and / or Post-Ambulatory Surgery Unit : ACLS certification required upon hire.
• Critical Care, IMC, ER, and Special Procedures : ACLS certification required upon hire or within six (6) months after employment.
• PACU : Requires the ability to practice utilizing ASPAN (American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing) standards and guidelines on a daily basis.

ACLS and PALS certification required within six months. Previous critical care experience preferred. Specialty certification preferred.

Operating Room : Requires the ability to practice utilizing AORN (Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses) standards and guidelines on a daily basis.

Previous experience preferred. Relevant experience preferred. Specialty certification preferred.

Endoscopy : Requires the ability to practice utilizing SGNA (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates) standards and guidelines on a daily basis.

ACLS certification required within six months. Specialty certification preferred.

• Critical Care & ER : Previous critical care experience preferred.
• Family Life Center : Previous Maternal Child Health experience preferred. Neonatal resuscitation certification upon hire or six months after employment.
• Critical Care Float : Two years of critical care experience required.
• IMC : Basic Arrhythmia course required.
• IV Team : PICC Line Certification.
• RN Oncology : Minimum two (2) years of oncology experience required. Radiation and medical oncology or combination preferred.

Excellent IV skills required. BSN preferred. OCN certification and / or eligible preferred.

• RN Infusion : Minimum two years of oncology experience required. Excellent IV skills and ACLS required.
• Behavioral Health : One (1) year psychiatric or substance abuse nursing experience preferred. Must possess knowledge of general psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior and crisis management.

CPI certification required, or similar applied non-violence skills training, within 30 days of hire. CPI certification in Detox / MMTP is preferred.

CPR certified within 30 days of hire.

Working Conditions

Requires standing, bending, pushing, squatting, twisting, walking, or other constant physical movements on a regular basis or for prolonged periods of time;

or frequent lifting of moderately heavy items, 40 pounds or greater.

• Requires exposure to blood and various bodily fluids, which requires caution and use of established safety guidelines and equipment.
• Work may require coming in later or coming in earlier to meet workflow / patient care requirements, including weekend rotation or staying later, etc.

During the event of an emergency, essential staff may be required to extend their shift to ensure patient care needs are met.

RN Oncology : Requires handling, dispensing of hazardous drugs, chemotherapy agents and blood products.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to the Nurse Manager or Department Head.
• Has no responsibility for the direct supervision of any other employees

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.

We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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