RN Critical Care Job Description
RN critical care
provides internal & external consultation as a resource for education, document development, project management, assessment & treatment of stroke patients.
RN Critical Care Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective RN critical care job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included RN critical care job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Coordinate patient care activities, based on established priorities, including teaching, rounding, counseling, and discharge planning, and delegate appropriately to members of the health care team
Meet regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements
Participate in performance improvement, nursing quality, nursing research activities and utilize skills in clinical practice
Coordinate the care team with a strong focus on the provision of individualized quality patient care consistent with organizational standards
Develop the patient plan of care in partnership with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, patients, and patients' families
Provide critical nursing care to all patient populations
Assume responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient's plan of care in the CCU
Provide care for post-operative patients recovering from anesthesia for cardiac patients
Treat inpatients and outpatients according to their needs
Monitor their vital signs to determine necessary care
RN Critical Care Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for RN Critical Care
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CCRN, ACLS, RN, TNCC, AHA, NIHSS
Education for RN Critical Care
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the RN critical care job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, Science, Education, Graduate, Associate Degrees, Nursing Program, Teaching, Patient Care, Nursing Education
Skills for RN Critical Care
Desired skills for RN critical care include:
Human growth and development
Medication - administration procedures
Assessment range of treatment
Assessment
Care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served
Electronic Medical Record systems
Planning
Stroke performance measures and relationship to patient outcomes
Stroke-like symptoms
Treatment and evaluation of patients experiencing stroke
Desired experience for RN critical care includes:
Learning how to operate all technological equipment utilized in the unit
Providing total nursing care to patients
Administering all treatments and medications
Maintaining complete and accurate records of nursing assessments and nursing care
Plan, supervise, implement and evaluate Nursing Education systems, programs, projects, and policies
Prepare budgets and controls expenditures in accordance with budget allocations
RN Critical Care Examples
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RN Critical Care Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN critical care. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for RN critical care
- Utilizes critical thinking to analyze patient assessment data
- Recommend capital allocations
- Maintain department records for area of assignment
- Review and evaluate educational record keeping and reporting systems and modifies as necessary
- Conduct and participate in meetings related to area of assignment
- Participate in the development of other staff members
- Train staff within all critical care areas
- Help acclimate new staff to the hospital and to the unit
- Keep staff up-to-date on clinical issues
- Assist in continuous education
Qualifications for RN critical care
- Competent with Accudose, epidural pumps, PCA pumps, peripheral nerve pumps
- Minimum of 3-5 years in Peri-Operative Services, for either Endoscopy, Pre-& Post Operative Care unit, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
- The Staff Nurse is expected to complete and maintain all annual educational requirements as determined by the department/hospital using Healthstream, Skills Labs, In-services, meetings and or required classes
- Baccalaureate in Nursing, or equivalent Health Science degree or higher
- Ability to interpret Critical Lab Values
- Ability to assess and activate care in a Critically ill patient during Peri-operative care
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN critical care. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for RN critical care
- Utilize expert knowledge of teaching/learning theories in the planning, execution, and evaluation of educational programs
- Participate on work groups and committees to address educational needs and planning
- Provide care to patients in SCU, Med/Surg, and PACU and as a house-wide Flyer/Resource
- Provide care to patients in SCU and Med/Surg, and possibly to PACU and as a house-wide Flyer/Resource
- Plan, supervise, implement and evaluate Nursing Education systems, programs, projects, and policies that promote and support the accomplishment of educational goal
- Identify learning strengths and needs Utilize learning resources
- Identify and design programs that facilitate organizational development
- Develop and implement learning packages, presentations, and other educational materials
- Training Nurses (RN within the unit and acting as a mentor to the staff
- Helping Nurses (RN) acclimate to the hospital and the unit
Qualifications for RN critical care
- Meditech and computer skills
- Ability to circulate any surgical procedure
- Ability to scrub cases as expertise allows
- Fiscal responsibility in using Surgical supplies and equipment
- Supervising the Surgical technologist and any ancillary staff members and vendors in the OR
- Must be an expert clinician with critical care practice experience within the last 2-5 years
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN critical care. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for RN critical care
- Works with manager to ensure appropriate staffing levels
- Communicates with associates and internal and external associates in professional manner
- Assists in ensuring that TJC standards are met on a departmental level
- Behaviors promote an environment in which departmental operations are effectively and efficiently carried out
- Demonstrates efficiency in triaging beds to facilitate availability critical care beds
- Documentation is completed according to policy and procedure and adheres to nursing standards
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of critical care procedures and medications
- Routinely educates patients and families based on assessed needs and keeps them informed of tests and treatments
- Regularly rounds on all assigned patients according to departmental guidelines
- Administer and monitor sedation analgesia
Qualifications for RN critical care
- Five or more years of direct patient care in the critical care setting
- Or other clinical management experience preferred
- All Registered Nurses without a minimum of a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) must obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or higher within 3 years of hire
- An RN with 20 years of RN experience will not be required to obtain a BSN
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or tMilitary Training Network (MTN)
- 2 plus years of work experience performing Registered Nurse duties and responsibilities
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a RN critical care. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for RN critical care
- Monitor/interpret hemodynamics
- Assist with invasive procedures
- Manage IABP
- Interpret ABG/Lab value
- Code blue team leader
- Provide direct care to critically ill patients to include
- Utilize various equipment and monitors to assess patient condition, provide therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, and respond to patient emergencies
- Organize and safely transport patients to other departments
- Keep Physician notified of changes in patient condition
- Interact with families to provide information and support
Qualifications for RN critical care
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 90 days
- The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification for Nurses
- Maintains skills and certifications in departmental competency, board orientation, and district program completed within 90 days
- Six months of experience performing Registered Nurse duties and responsibilities
- BLS & ACLS certification required, CCRN preferred
- Current WA state Licensure as a Registered Nurse
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of RN critical care. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for RN critical care
- Create a climate of open communication and trust conducive to the educational development of caregivers within the Department of Nursing
- Establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with nursing caregivers, the Nursing Management Leadership Team, and other departments/disciplines
- Collaborate with the Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services and the regional/system clinical education partners to develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate nursing orientation, residency and new graduate programs
- Assist in assessing learning needs and establishing goals for the education and development of nursing caregivers
- Assist nursing leaders with the identification and development of Preceptors
- Promote and model systematic inquiry, integration of research and practice, clinical judgment, and generation of knowledge into educational programs and practice
- Develop, coordinate and evaluate, curriculum/content for to promote scholarly practice in nursing
- Contribute creative and innovative ideas and in forecasting nursing education strategies in support of top docile performance and clinical outcomes
- Teach and coach staff, preceptors and other caregivers
- Ensure that education activities are consistent with local and national standards and accrediting bodies
Qualifications for RN critical care
- Cardiac, Neurological, Respiratory and Hemodynamic monitoring
- Administration of vasoactive and other IV medications requiring close monitoring and frequent titrations, blood transfusions and ventilator management
- Current certifications as a BLS Healthcare Provider through the American Heart Association is required upon hire (ACLS preferred, required within 6 months of hire)
- Current acute care ICU experience desired
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (per American Heart Association) within 90 days of ICU orientation
- One year inpatient nursing experience preferred