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.