RN T4 Surgical ICU (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital
Core
Registered Nurse providing continuous monitoring and advanced critical care support for a diverse surgical patient population including vascular, oncology, obstetrics, cardiac, and stroke patients.
Role type
Staff Registered Nurse (Surgical ICU)
Builds
Critical care patient stabilization and management
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Intensive Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical care monitoring, ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring (pumps/Swan-Ganz), CRRT, patient assessment, care planning, delegation, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement participation, evidence-based practice application, cultural competence, time management
Preferred skills
Specialty certification
Technologies
Ventilators, Cardiac monitors, Impella, Swan-Ganz catheters, CRRT machines
Responsibilities
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff skill level; Supervise delegates and evaluate assigned LPN scope of practice; Participate on interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care; Promote patient safety initiatives and department specific quality initiatives; Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate and implement patient care plans; Continuously evaluate and assess patient and family satisfaction.