RN - Medical/Surgical Intensive Care

About This Role

The RN will use clinical judgment to diagnose and treat human responses to health issues, assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care for patients in a Medical/Surgical Intensive Care unit. This role involves coordinating care activities with other healthcare disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate multi-system assessments, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs, and discharge planning needs
• Identify deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests and reassess patients throughout hospitalization
• Perform complete discharge assessment
• Develop an individual nursing plan of care sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient
• Coordinate patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies
• Develop patient teaching plans and document on care plan or teaching plan
• Appropriately delegate patient care activities based on patient's condition and scope of practice of other healthcare providers
• Initiate appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of medical and/or surgical patients
• Accurately document care in the EMR and perform all necessary procedures correctly
• Accurately calculate and administer medications, and initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations