Title: Registered Nurse- ICU

 General Hours of Work: Rotating shifts (with night, weekend/holiday involvement, 12-hour shifts) 

 Exempt/Nonexempt: Non-Exempt (hourly) 

 Department/Unit: Acute Inpatient- ICU/Hospitalist 

 Reports To: Supervisor- RN  

SUMMARY: 

Avel eCare Critical Care is a remote monitoring and management system.  It networks multiple critical care sites into a central Avel Critical Care center. The Avel Critical Care RN is responsible for monitoring critical care patients and assisting inpatient bedside teams to respond to individual patient needs.  They provide support and act as a resource for the bedside teams.  The Avel Critical Care nurse uses the ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process as they collaborate with bedside providers. The Avel Critical Care RN utilizes independent and interdependent nursing judgment in their practice.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Assessment: Collects patient health data. 
• Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data in determining nursing diagnoses/problem focus. 
• Outcome Identification: Identifies expected outcomes/goals individualized to the patient. 
• Planning: Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. 
• Implementation: Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.  
• Evaluation: Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of the outcomes. 
• Quality of Care: Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. 
• Performance Appraisal: Evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations. 
• Education: Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice. 
• Collegiality: Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others. 
• Ethics: Decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in a manner consistent with the ANA’s code of ethics. 
• Collaboration: Collaborates with the patient, significant others and health care providers in providing patient care. 
• Research: Utilizes research/evidence-based findings in practice if appropriate. 
• Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering patient care. 
• Leadership: The registered nurse provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession. 
• Technology: Knowledge and skills sufficient to integrate the use of health care technology and/or information management systems into the provision of nursing care. 

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

The individual must be able to work the hours specified above. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, so long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.  

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  

• Graduate from a CCNE or NLN accredited nursing program is strongly preferred. Graduate from an approved nursing program is acceptable.  
• A minimum of 2 years of RN critical care experience is required. 
• 5 years of RN critical care experience is preferred. 
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.  

CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, and/or REGISTRATIONS:   

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse with one unrestricted state license is required. 
• RN Licensure required within the states that e-ICU is providing service within 120 days of hire. 
• Certification in specialty preferred.  
• Membership in a professional organization preferred.  
• Completion of state specific certification/education within the initial and renewal time periods is required. 

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: 

• Ethics and Values: Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times. 
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.  
• Action-Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm.  
• Compassion: Genuinely cares about people and is available and ready to help.  
• Composure: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations. 
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. 
• Peer Relationships: Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization. 

REQUIRED PHYSICAL ABILITIES: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.   
• The employee frequently is required to sit.  
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl  
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

REQUIRED COMMUNICATION/MATHEMATICAL/REASONING SKILLS:  

• Must possess the required level of skills and abilities to read, write, speak, and apply mathematical concepts and sound reasoning to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. 
• Must be able to perform basic operations on a personal computer within the Windows operating system.  
• This position requires problem solving skills, critical thinking skills, and the ability to multi-task. 

RESPONSIBILITIES, EXPECTATIONS & STANDARDS: 

• Commitment to the daily application of Avel’s mission, vision, core values to deliver access to high quality care. 
• Maintain confidentiality. 
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. 
• Comply with safety principles, Federal and State laws, regulations and standards including, but not limited to Joint Commission. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:     

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.     

JOB CODE: 323