ICU - Intensive Care Unit (RN)

(List Format): Key

• Provide patient and family-centered care to achieve holistic, individualized goals.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• Promote quality outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Collaborate with healthcare team and seek resources for complex or high-risk cases.
• Advocate for patients and families, ensuring their needs and rights are addressed.

Core Skills & Duties:

• Assess and document patient and family needs, prioritizing care.
• Develop and document care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Implement and adapt nursing interventions appropriate to age and culture.
• Evaluate patient/family progress toward goals and revise interventions as needed.
• Identify and address educational needs for patients and families, using adult-learning principles.
• Recognize and address barriers to communication; adapt care for diverse populations.
• Delegate and assign care appropriately within the scope of practice of team members.
• Coordinate care with ancillary staff and communicate effectively to expedite patient progress.
• Participate in and initiate patient care conferences as needed.

Technical Skills & Procedures:

• Perform and document core nursing procedures including:
• Donning/doffing PPE
• Esophageal temperature probe usage
• Hand hygiene
• Infusion and maintenance of nasal tube retaining devices
• Intra-abdominal pressure and arterial pressure monitoring
• Mechanical compression devices (Autopulse/Lucas)
• Subcutaneous insulin administration
• Alaris pump operation
• Blood product administration
• CO2, EKG, and ICP monitoring
• Care of urinary catheters and central venous access devices (CVAD/PICC/Midline)
• Chest tube management
• Hemodialysis and mechanical/non-invasive ventilation
• Nutrition management (oral, enteral, parenteral)
• Pain assessment/management and PCA
• Hyperglycemic management (Endotool, Novastat)
• Secretion mobilization, trach care
• Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring/cardiac output determination
• Therapeutic hypothermia
• Prevention of CAUTI, CLABSI, HAPI
• Death pronouncement

Licensure/Certifications:

• Active California RN license.
• Current certifications in CPR, ACLS, and NIHSS.

Education &

• BSN or ADN required.
• Minimum 3 years recent RN experience.
• At least 2 years recent experience in a specialty area.

This summary provides a concise, list-based overview of the main responsibilities, skills, technical duties, certifications, and experience required for the RN position described.