Registered Nurse

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the ICU.
• The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients;
• He/She communicates with the physician about changes in the patients clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology.
• Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.