What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN ICU 36 hr position at Cary Medical Center?
Description
Status:
36hrs/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:
- Maintain a current professional Maine registered nurse license with no lapse in re-licensing status.
- Maintains current BLS, and ACLS.
Availability Requirements:
- Depending on department staffing needs, you may be asked to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Education, Skills, Experience Requirements:
- Accountable for competency in and will perform in a minimum of two nursing units.
- Meets a minimum of 15 hours per year of continuing education (hours submitted to the Health Education Department for recording).
- Meets the unit’s annual competency training requirements.
- Completes basic cardiac course.
Requirements:
- To see the full job description or to get further information call Kaitlyn at 207-498-1354 or email at kcollin@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
Salary : $68,200 - $86,400
