Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Registered Nurse

Health Wealth Safe; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Wealth Safe, Inc. in Harrisburg, PA seeks a Professional Staff Nurse to provide and coordinate nursing care for critically ill cardiothoracic ICU patients and their families.

The role involves assessing patients, implementing care plans, and documenting outcomes. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective care and to educate patients and families for informed participation in care.

Qualifications

• Experience in critical care nursing and cardiothoracic ICU preferred.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Provide direct nursing care for critically ill patients in ICU.
• Accurate and timely documentation of assessments and outcomes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for continuity of care.
• Educate patients and families to enhance understanding of care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and clinical status to support safe, effective care.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans.
• Provide direct nursing care for critically ill patients in a cardiothoracic ICU setting.
• Document nursing assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team to coordinate treatment and continuity of care.
• Educate patients, families, students, and colleagues to support understanding and informed participation in care.

Skills

Critical care

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Documentation

Job description

Professional Staff Nurse providing and coordinating nursing care for critically ill cardiothoracic intensive care patients and their families.

• Assess patient needs and clinical status to support safe, effective care.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans.
• Provide direct nursing care for critically ill patients in a cardiothoracic ICU setting.
• Document nursing assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team to coordinate treatment and continuity of care.
• Educate patients, families, students, and colleagues to support understanding and informed participation in care.

Key qualifications/skills: strong critical care nursing knowledge, clinical assessment and care planning, effective communication, teamwork, patient and family education, and accurate clinical documentation.