Registered Nurse RN Intensive Care Unit

Registered Nurse RN Intensive Care Unit

Virginia

Our Client is a 125+ bed large Healthcare facility located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The hospital provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services including emergency, women’s services, orthopedic, cardiac care and behavioral health services. Our client features all private rooms and offers comprehensive services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiovascular care, and cancer care.

The facility has earned many accreditations for the quality of its services, such as recognition as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Staff members say that Our Client is a great place to work because of its opportunities for growth, excellent culture, and friendly atmosphere.

About Intensive Care Unit:

• 12 bed unit.
• The cohesive team operates in a “Live Excellence Culture”.
• Outstanding Physician/Nurse relationship.
• Experienced and supportive leadership team that afford the opportunity for you to learn and grow.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates clinical competency to practice within the unit Scope of Care.
• Organizes and prioritizes nursing care for a unit specific patient assignment.
• Administers all medications utilizing the 5 rights to medication administration.
• Demonstrates competency in patient teaching and discharge planning including family and/or significant other in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members.
• Communicates effectively with staff, peers, supervisors, ancillary department, internal and external customers.
• Utilizes quality improvement as basis to improve unit/departmental process.
• Pursues professional growth and development.
• Maintains unit readiness for regulatory surveys.
• Assumes accountability for decisions and actions.
• Contributes to the smooth operation of the unit.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge pertinent to AACN nursing standards of practice.
• Ensures Patient/Family Centered Care is provided in the department.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• Provides direct nursing care, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of our client.
• Exhibits nursing characteristics of the Synergy Model as outlined in the Nursing Strategic Plan: Clinical Judgment/Advocacy/moral agency, Caring Practices, Collaboration, Systems thinking, Response to diversity, Clinical inquiry/innovator/evaluator, Facilitator of learning of patient/family educator.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Required - Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Preferred - BSN degree or currently enrolled in BSN Program.

Licensure:

• Required - Current licensure as an RN in the state of Virginia or compact license.
• Required - Current certification as an AHA BLS Healthcare Provider required upon hire and ACLS required within 6 months (180 days) of hire or start date in position.
• Preferred - Current certification in specialty field.

Experience:

• Preferred - Minimum of two years of experience as a RN with demonstrated competency in critical care skills.

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