Rn-Intensive Care Unit - Temporary

Work Schedule and Details

• Temporary Part Time
• Standard Hours Per week: 30 hours or 0.75 FTE
• Work Schedule: Night Shift
• Non-Benefits Eligible
• Agreement Duration - 13 weeks assignment. May be eligible for one (1) additional four (4) week extension.
• Hourly Rate: $75/hr

Job Purpose:

Responsible for delivery of direct/indirect care to patients within the Intensive/Critical Care Unit.

Duties:

• Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide service needed for patient care.
• Acknowledges, coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders of each patient.
• Accepts responsibility for knowing State Nurse Practice Act, current hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedures, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner, in accordance with the hospital and nursing department policies and within the framework of the rules and regulations of the State of Washington.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to operate necessary equipment.
• Performs in a manner which demonstrates knowledge of technical skills.
• Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area and development of other staff.
• Establishes treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnoses.
• Assumes all responsibilities of a clinical staff nurse by providing direct patient care to patients from infancy through adulthood.
• Understands and supports principles of clinical pathways.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing standards.
• Documents relevant information accurately and legibly in clear, concise terms, utilizing appropriate charting methods as approved by Nursing Administration.
• Respects patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality, serving as an advocate as necessary.
• Keeps coordinator informed of status and progress of patients so coordinator may better carry out his/her responsibilities for assignments and staffing.
• Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other, participates with patient/significant other in goal development to meet needs.
• Develops teaching plan and evaluates outcome.

• Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards.
• Assesses staffing need to provide quality care and requests additional help when needed, and forgoes additional staffing when not needed. Participates in performance evaluation by preparing a self-evaluation.
• Strives for excellence and safety in patient care, and as necessary, challenges/or corrects errors of peers to ensure patient safety and well-being, participating in peer review.
• Attends workshops and in-services which meet areas of skill development needs or continuing education interest, as defined at time of hire or in annual evaluation.
• Understands unit quality goals and supports efforts to achieve these goals.
• Provides leadership in patient safety reporting errors, near-misses, and implementing changes appropriately.
• Maintains security of medications; assumes responsibility for counting controlled substances.
• Maintains security of patient belongings.
• Maintains equipment for patient care and reports malfunctions.
• Maintains supply inventory for patient care.
• Completes assignment within the established time frame.
• Must have demonstrated ability to interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients and visitors.
• Must meet regular attendance standard and must stay at or below average sick leave utilization levels.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Can identify emergent situations, and is able to perform in a calm and professional manner during the emergency situation.
• Can demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and can identify each patient's/employee’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
• Ability to respond in a constructive and sensitive manner to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of patients, families, visitors, peers, and other hospital personnel.
• Ability to accept constructive criticism and take action to improve.
• Ability to perform position responsibilities with emotional maturity

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Current WA State Nursing License
• Current BLS Certification
• Current ACLS Certification
• Minimum of one year experience in an Acute Care setting preferred
• Completion of Critical Care Consortium classes (unless previous ICU experience)
• 8 hrs/year of stroke education required.

Job Details:

• Temporary Part Time
• Standard Hours Per week: 30 hours or 0.75 FTE
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Non-Benefits Eligible
• Agreement Duration - 13 weeks assignment. May be eligible for one (1) additional four (4) week extension.
• Hourly Rate: $75/hr

The RN for the Intensive Care Unit may be required to float to the Acute Care Unit to support patient care and hospital staffing needs. *ICU Positions are 12-Hour Shifts.*

Work Environment:

The work of this position is performed inside, exposing the employee to indoor environmental conditions, protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee may be exposed to dust, pollens, pollutants, fumes, communicable diseases, bodily fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations and other conditions common a health care environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time; push, pull and reach; occasionally bend, sit, stoop and stretch. The employee will need full range of body motion, including handling and lifting of patients, should have the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and medical equipment. Normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports are required; specific vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus. Occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position in relation to the physical demands detailed above.

Salary Range: $75 per hour