ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Current licensure in the state of Maine as a Registered Nurse or Compact licensure required
• Must be in good standing with the Board of Nursing
• BSN preferred
• BLS certification required within 60 days of hire and must be maintained
• ACLS certification required within 1 year of hire and must be maintained
• Minimum 1 year of ICU nursing experience preferred
• Ability to interpret and operate cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors, recognize normal and abnormal rhythms and trends, and institute appropriate interventions
• Demonstrate competency in response to in-house codes, RRT, and Stroke calls
• Provide care for patients with complex needs including hemodynamically compromised, acute stroke, and mechanically ventilated patients
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapy including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters, and arterial lines
• Safe use of less invasive life-supporting modalities including BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure-based CO/CI and SVO2 monitors, and core temperature monitors
• Care for complex chemically paralyzed patients and monitor using Train of Four (TOF) and BIS monitoring systems
• Monitor and care for critically ill patients undergoing treatment with EKOS catheters and IABP (Balloon Pump)
• Provide nursing care to patients in an efficient, professional, compassionate, and caring manner
• Direct activities of paraprofessional staff as they provide care
• Ensure effective communication with patients, support persons, and members of the healthcare team
• Implement nursing care of assigned patients via the Nursing Process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation