What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN ICU 12hr position at Cary Medical Center?
Status:
12hrs/week
Night Shift
Job Summary:
Delivers quality nursing care according to the standards within the ANA Standards of Clinical Practice and Maine Nurse Practice Act. Demonstrates competence in nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. Exhibits leadership skills and teamwork. Promotes patient advocacy and supports learning needs of staff and students. Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Supports the organization's vision and mission. Utilizes knowledge of patient's age and culture in provision of patient care. Maintains organizational and unit requirements. Promotes a collaborative and cooperative environment with emphasis on customer service.
Essential Duties:
1. Completes admission assessment and recognizes actual and potential health problems.
2. Admission assessment completed within 8 hrs. of admission (provisions made/documented.)
3. Completes nursing assessment on assigned patients promptly and adequately, within an hour, to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.
4. Continuously assesses patient response to illness intervention, use of critical thinking to problem solve. Document completely and accurately.
5. Interprets clinical and diagnostic data with evidence of recognition of deviation from norm. (Differentiates between clinically significant and insignificant data.) Expedite intervention.
6. Takes appropriate action when assessment and/or lab and diagnostic data is abnormal or significant.
Requirements:License Requirements:
1. Maintain a current RN Maine license.
2. Maintains current BLS, and ACLS.
3. Meets the unit's annual competency training requirements.
4. Completes basic cardiac course within 1st year of hire.
Availability Requirements:
1. Depending on department staffing needs, you may be asked to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements:
- To see the full job description or to get further information call Liz at 207-498-1270 or email at enadeau@carymed.org.
- Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services offer a competitive benefits package. To see the full benefits package and other exciting opportunities, click here: Careers & Benefit Information
