Registered Nurse
Core
Professional registered nurse acting as a patient advocate in the ICU, applying the nursing process to meet age-specific patient needs.
Role type
Staff Registered Nurse (ICU)
Builds
Patient care plans and therapeutic interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Required skills
Nursing process application, emergency situation identification, nursing diagnosis, care plan modification, infection control, delegation to LPNs/CNAs, physical assessment integration
Preferred skills
Specialty unit experience, shift charge responsibility, quality improvement participation
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Recognize and report deviations from patient norms, identify and assess emergency situations, define nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, implement and evaluate nursing interventions, maintain quality assurance and infection control, provide functional guidance to LPNs and CNAs, assume shift charge responsibility when assigned
Seniority
Staff level, general proficiency expected within three months