Registered Nurse - ICU

Description

White Rock Medical Center is a community-based hospital located near the historic White Rock Lake community, that serves the Dallas, Garland, Mesquite and surrounding areas. We specialize in a wide range of services including comprehensive medical/surgical care, bariatric, cardiology, outpatient and emergency medicine.

Our mission is to deliver exceptional healthcare with compassion and excellence.

White Rock Medical Center is seeking compassionate, care-minded individuals to join our company and make a difference. As a member of the White Rock Medical Center team, you can advance your skills while working in a supportive and patient focused environment.

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Why join White Rock Medical Center?

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Employee programs and events.
• Paid Time Off and 7 Company Holidays.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Additional voluntary benefits such as STD, LTD, etc

JOB SUMMARY:

ICU RN is accountable for decision making relative to the nursing care of the patients on designated patient care unit on designated shift. Functions independently within a broad scope of established hospital and departmental policies and goals in rendering physical and supportive care and health teaching to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Safely manages the environment of care while providing services. Interacts appropriately with staff, physicians, and other departments in collaborative relationships to meet the needs of patient/families. Supervises and delegates appropriately to other licensed and non-licensed staff members in providing care to patients/families.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Utilizes effective communication in interpersonal relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team through verbal, non-verbal, & written methods on a daily basis.
• Documents data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes in EMR.
• Accurately obtains and records in EMR results of glucose monitoring and ACT Plus analyzer.

Accurately runs controls on glucometer and ACT Plus analyzers and documents QC appropriately. Ensures that control bottles and test cartridges are dated accurately.

• Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
• Competent to transport ICU/Ventilatory patients to radiology and other areas. Competent to recover patients from OR.
• Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as smart pumps, epidural pumps, pacemakers, warming and cooling machines, intra-aortic balloon pump, SCD's, mechanical ventilator.
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members. Advocate for patients' and families' needs or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
• Uses critical thinking skills in diagnosing clinical problems and in defining interventions.
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods. Less than 3 errors for the year.
• Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
• Document patients' medical histories, med reconciliation and assessment findings on admissions and completing all admission documentation in EMR.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care
• Provide high quality care to all patients & coordinates care with interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates knowledge regarding tissue and organ donation protocols and advanced directives.
• Competent to titrate drips including but not limited to sedatives, vaso-active medications, insulin drips, paralytics, anti-arrhythmic medications.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities and assumes leadership in the Registered Nurse role through various designated duties on a daily basis.
• Initiates, supports, and facilitates the change process within the professional milieu in concert with institutional goals and objectives on an ongoing basis.
• Provide preventative skin care and prevention of VAP, DVT, Falls, Infections, etc..
• Enters ESRM for wounds POA.
• Respond and participate in RRT calls and team lead Code Blues.
• No fall out with Core measures.
• Completes daily dashboard sheets for requirements of ICU care per protocols.
• Competent to assist physician at bedside with procedures.
• Competent to pull femoral arterial, venous sheaths, chest tubes, swan ganz, arterial lines, central venous catheters according to protocol.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

• 1-2 years of ICU experience preferred

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school program.
• Licensure/Certifications:
• Current Professional Nurse License issued and/or recognized by Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
• BLS and ACLS RNs in residency program must have ACLS by the completion of residency.
• TNCC a plus

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.