ICU Registered Nurse
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Norton Healthcare - 1220 Missouri Ave

Registered Nurse - Intensive/Critical Care (ICU)

Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Night
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Accountable for the care of a group of patients in an ICU setting.
• Focus on safe, effective patient- and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
• Responsible for supervising licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Applies evidence-based practice and education within a Practice Governance framework.
• Uses the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Provides patient and family education and comfort.
• Mentors and precepts staff members.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments according to policy or patient condition.
• Independently make sound clinical decisions.
• Initiate, prioritize, implement, and revise plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions.
• Facilitate and evaluate education tailored to patient and family needs during stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks appropriately to licensed and non-licensed personnel.
• Function as a mentor/preceptor and promote teamwork.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quality, safety, and service improvement initiatives and implement practice changes.
• Comply with regulatory standards and participate in Practice Governance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, including experience within the last year
• Experience in an inpatient setting
• Acute Care experience
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification

Additional Information

• Prior travel experience is not specified as required.