• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Responsibilities:
• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. • Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. • Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. • Assesses and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. Complexity of Work: • Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
open heart recovery floor. Seeing Pre and Post Cardiac Surgery, Acute Coronary Syndrome, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, unstable arrhythmias and other related cardiac disorders
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit aka PODS. Patients with the following diagnosis Abdominal Revascularization/Pneumonia/Acute Respiratory Failure (ARDS; Pulmonary Edema; Pulmonary Embolus)/Diabetes Mellitus/Sepsis/Septic Shock/Sirs/Acute Renal Failure/Multiple Organ System Failure/Stroke/Intracranial Hemorrhage/S/P Craniotomy/CVA/Liver Failure/Hypertension/Hypotension/Pancreatitis/Post Neuroradiology Interventional Procedures
Prefer 2 years of experience with post surgical patients. Specifically, advanced pain control (PCA, epidural, IV pain medication administration and monitoring); surgical drain and wound management including ostomy/urostomy care; NG/FT management , tube feed administration, foley care and irrigation including 3 way continuous bladder irrigation; PICC line care with TPN administration and IV antibiotic administration.
The Emergency Room RN must be able to triage patients and prioritize care, while continually evaluating condition and stability by any of the following: Conscious Sedation, Starting IVs, Cardiac Drips and Cardiac Monitoring.
The ER RN must be able to assess emergent conditions and intervene appropriately in accordance with hospital policies and physician direction.
