Job Title: ICU Registered Nurse (RN)**

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Job Summary:

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An ICU Registered Nurse (RN) provides specialized, high-acuity care to critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The ICU RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care for patients experiencing life-threatening conditions, ensuring the highest level of clinical expertise, monitoring, and interventions to support optimal patient outcomes.

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Key Responsibilities:

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• Provide continuous, comprehensive care to critically ill patients, monitoring vital signs, and managing life support systems.

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• Assess, plan, and implement individualized care plans based on patient needs, using advanced clinical judgment and critical thinking.

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• Administer medications, blood products, and interventions for managing acute conditions such as respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability, trauma, infections, and post-surgical care.

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• Monitor and interpret complex medical equipment, such as ventilators, monitors, and infusion pumps, to ensure patients receive appropriate care.

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• Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, and interdisciplinary teams to provide timely interventions and manage critical care treatments.

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• Perform advanced clinical procedures, including arterial and central line placement, intubation, and blood gas analysis.

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• Provide advanced nursing care for patients receiving intensive therapies, such as mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy (dialysis), and vasoactive medications.

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• Monitor and respond to life-threatening complications such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and organ failure.

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• Educate patients and families about critical care conditions, treatment plans, and recovery processes.

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• Document patient care accurately, thoroughly, and in compliance with ICU standards and regulatory requirements.

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• Serve as a resource to other nursing staff, providing clinical guidance, mentorship, and support in critical care settings.

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• Maintain a safe environment, adhering to infection control practices and ensuring appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Qualifications:

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• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) accepted.

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• Licensure:n
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  • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.

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• Certification:n
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  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

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  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required

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