Medical-Surgical ICU Registered Nurse

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Touch Home Health Care Servic es Inc. in Washington, DC seeks an experienced ICU nurse to provide and coordinate nursing care for patients with highly complex needs in a medical-surgical intensive care setting.

You will assess patient status, develop individualized care plans, implement evidence-based nursing interventions, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, advocate for patients, and support safe, patient-centered outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills for highly complex patients.
• Ability to develop and adapt individualized care plans.
• Effective communication and teamwork with interdisciplinary partners.
• Commitment to patient advocacy, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of ICU nursing practice standards and quality measures.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and nursing needs.
• Develop individualized care plans and implement evidence-based nursing interventions.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Serve as a patient advocate to support safe, patient-centered outcomes.
• Contribute to unit education, quality improvement initiatives, and nursing practice standards.

Skills

ICU nursing

Critical care assessment

Care planning

Team collaboration

Patient advocacy

Job description

Role Summary

Provide and coordinate nursing care for patients with highly complex needs in a medical-surgical intensive care setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and nursing needs.
• Develop individualized care plans and implement evidence-based nursing interventions.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Serve as a patient advocate to support safe, patient-centered outcomes.
• Contribute to unit education, quality improvement initiatives, and maintenance of nursing practice standards.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills for highly complex patients.
• Ability to develop and adapt individualized care plans.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills with interdisciplinary partners.
• Commitment to patient advocacy, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of ICU nursing practice standards and quality measures.