Overview
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU Step-Down role at Integrated Resources, Inc ( IRI )
Job Location: Neptune, NJ
Job Duration: 2-3 Months (possibility of extension)
Shift: 7:00am - 7:30pm
Payrate: $57/ hr on w2
Job Summary
The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient’s needs.
- Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
- Initiates assessment based on the patient’s problems or needs, the physician’s medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
- Manages care of patients.
- Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
- Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
- Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Float to units within competency as required.
- Cardiac Vascular & Post Surgical Stepdown Unit.
Education and Licensure
- Required Education: ASN
- Preferred Education: BSN
- Required Certifications & Licensure:
- ACLS-AHA
- NIHSS
- BLS-AHA
- CEU Contact Stroke 4 Hours
- Telemetry
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multi-state compact license
Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 2 years prior RN experience working in a MS/Tele unit in a major acute care hospital setting
- Must have a strong MS/Tele background
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Ventilator
- Post-cardiac surgery experience
- Post-surgical experience