Registered Nurse - ICU

Job Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical nursing practice standards. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcome

Required

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Ohio.
  
  

Preferred

• 3 years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience.
  
  

AGE/PATIENT SPECIFIC COMPETENCIE

Job Responsibilities

SSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee.

• Collects patient health data:
• Determines the priority of data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs.
• Collects pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Involves the patient, significant others, and healthcare providers in data collection when appropriate.
• Ensures that the data collection process is systematic and ongoing.
• Documents relevant data in the medical record according to hospital standards.
• Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses/patient problems:
• Derives diagnoses/patient problems from the assessment data.
• Validates diagnoses/patient problems with the patient, significant other, and healthcare providers, when possible.
• Documents the diagnoses/patient problems in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan.
• Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient:
• Derives outcomes from the diagnoses/patient problems.
• Documents outcomes as measurable goals.
• Formulates outcomes mutually with the patient and healthcare providers, when possible.
• Ensures outcomes are realistic in relation to the patient’s present and potential capabilities.
• Ensures outcomes are attainable in relation to resources available to the patient.
• Ensures outcomes include a time estimate for attainment.
• Ensures outcomes provide direction for continuity of care. Anticipates potential problems situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact.
• Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes:
• Individualizes the plan to the patient’s condition or need.
• Develops the plan with the patient, significant others, and healthcare providers, when appropriate.
• Ensures the plan reflects current nursing practice.
• Documents the plan.
• Provides continuity of care in the plan.
• Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care:
• Establishes interventions that are consistent with the plan of care.
• Implements interventions in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Documents interventions.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes:
• Ensures evaluation is systematic and ongoing.
• Documents patient’s responses to interventions.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in relation to outcomes.
• Utilizes ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care, as needed.
• Documents revisions in diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care.
• Involves the patient, significant others, and healthcare providers in the evaluation process, when appropriate.
• Participates in quality-of-care activities as appropriate to include but not limited to:
• Identification of aspects of care is important for quality monitoring.
• Identification of indicators used to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Collection of data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Analysis of quality data to identify opportunities for improving care.
• Formulation of recommendations to improve nursing care or patient outcomes.
• Implementation of activities to enhance the quality of nursing practice.
• Utilizes the results of quality-of-care activities to initiate changes in practice.
  
  

Working Conditions

Bending – Occasionally

Climbing - Frequently

Concentrating - Frequently

Continuous Learning - Consistently

Hearing: Conversation - Frequently

Hearing: Other Sounds -

Interpersonal Communication - Consistently

Kneeling - Frequently

Lifting <10 Lbs. - Frequently

Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Frequently

Lifting <50 Lbs. - Frequently

Pulling - Occasionally

Pushing - Occasionally

Reaching - Frequently

Reading - Frequently

Sitting - Occasionally

Standing - Frequently

Stooping - Frequently

Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently

Use of Hands - Occasionally

Color Vision - Frequently

Visual Acuity: Far -

Visual Acuity: Near -

Walking – Consistently

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors

At TriHealth, We Believe There Is No Responsibility More Important Than To SERVE Our Patients, Our Communities, And Our Fellow Team Members. To Achieve Our Vision And Mission, ALL TriHealth Team Members Are Expected To Demonstrate And Live The Following

Serve: ALWAYS...

• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas
  
  

Excel: ALWAYS...

• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service
  
  

Respect: ALWAYS...

• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone's opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.
  
  

Value: ALWAYS...

• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.
  
  

Engage: ALWAYS...

• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community