Critical Care Nurse

• Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition
• Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs
• Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention
• Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge
• Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs
• Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient
• Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety
• Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician
• Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications
• Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions
• Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions
• Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs
• Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation
• Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care
• Receives report from

• Associates Of Science Nursing, upon hire or Diploma Nursing, upon hire
• At least one (1) year of RN experience
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire

• health/dental/vision
• FSA
• matching retirement plans
• paid time off
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance