What are the responsibilities and job description for the Critical Care Nurse position at East Liverpool City Hospital?
Job Description:
The Registered Nurse in our Intensive Care Unit is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
The nurse provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care.
The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in the patient's clinical condition, including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies, and abnormal results and symptomatology.
The nurse must be able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
