RN/Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit/MICU
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Description: DCH Health System is in need of RN/Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit/MICU right now, this career will be delegated in Alabama. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. Job is located in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of profe! ssional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US and/or Techs.
Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs. Specific ages: pediatric 30lbs or greater, adolescent, and adult and geriatric as defined by scope of service.
Manages the care of acutely ill critical medical and/or surgical/trauma patients to include but not limited to ventilator/pulmonary management, hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive IV therapy, inv! asive lines, and/or cardiac pacing.
Plans, provides, and d! ocuments patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
Evaluates and regularly reevaluates the nursing needs of the patient; initiates, develops, implements, and makes necessary revisions to the patient’s plan of care according to problems indentified.
Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.
Collaborates and coordinates with physicians and other disciplines regarding individualized patient treatment/care plans by participating in team conferences, care planning/problem identification and team shift reports.
Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
Accurately documents care provided/observations accord! ing to policies and procedures.
Performs initial and annual competency per job class. Required training BCLS and ACLS.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to DCH Health System.
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This career starts available on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:38:30 GMT
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