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Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
ICU Nurse - Night shift
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Sign on Bonus available for experienced RN's
Job Summary
ICU Nurse - Night shift
www.nacmem.org/careers
Sign on Bonus available for experienced RN's
Job Summary
Performs a variety of professional nursing functions in assigned Nursing Divisions. To administer quality nursing care to patients by established nursing standards practice. To administer professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process.
Qualifications and Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Emergency training preferred completion of Departmental/Divisional orientation program.;
- Current Registered Nurse licensure/interim work permit from the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners;
- Current CPR; ability to obtain ACLS, TNCC, and ENPC or PALS within 12 months of employment;
- Knowledge of age-appropriate assessments, growth and development, pediatric, adult, and geriatric medication administration, appropriate intervention based on assessment, established protocols for Emergency Unit, management of patients with emergent, urgent and non-urgent conditions, and policy and procedures for standards of nursing care;
- Skilled in rapid physical assessments, medication administration, crash cart, and emergency life-saving procedures, assessment of psycho-social needs, technical skills as outlined in nursing procedures, venipuncture, and multi-line management, accessing and care of Port-a-cath, EKG monitoring, defibrillation, cardioversion, endotracheal care, ventilator management, auto-transfusion, and assessing patient's/family's learning needs;
- Ability to implement standards of care, activate and individualized nursing care plans;
- Understands functioning and provides appropriate utilization of equipment;
- Maintains at least six (6) to twelve (12) hours of continuing education in Critical Care Nursing each year.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Review and update care plans per Hospital policy. Integrate the nursing plan with the medical plan of care;
- Perform ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of care, R/T, medications, comfort measures, and patient responses to procedures;
- Assist physicians with procedures with minimal guidance;
- Effectively lead the members of the health care team, use interdisciplinary approach with other Departments;
- Involve family in patient care and teaching/discharge plans. Recognize the need for social service/protective service consults and follow through appropriately;
- Maintains working knowledge of unit structure, policies, and procedures;
- Locates and uses the Unit/Department of Nursing manual;
- Adheres to all Unit/Department safety policies
