Deliver professional nursing care to critically ill patients in an intensive care setting during night shifts. This role involves collaborating closely with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, mentoring new staff and students, and performing nursing duties within the scope defined by licensing boards.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assess and evaluate patient needs, maintaining detailed care plans aligned with unit competencies and policies.
- Promote patient independence by setting care goals and involving patients and families in discussions about medical conditions, treatments, and self-care.
- Administer medications accurately and timely, managing medication orders and evaluating their effects.
- Educate patients and families on physical, emotional, and psychosocial aspects of care, including disease processes, symptom management, and end-of-life considerations when appropriate.
- Document patient ...