ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour shifts from 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM or 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM with weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend, Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Monday
• Holiday rotation shared with core staff
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2, occasionally 1:3 for overflow or PCU downgrade patients
• Care for critically ill patients with complex and life-threatening conditions including Sepsis, Acute MI, renal patients, post vascular procedures, strokes, TIA, seizures, ARDS, and CV procedures
• Age population served includes adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Perform invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• Titrate critical drips including Levophed, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Heparin, and Insulin
• Manage lumbar drains and ventilator management for ARDS patients
• Operate RT equipment including BiPAP, CPAP, mechanical ventilation via trach and ET tube, telemetry, IV pumps, sequential compression devices, and specialty beds
• Read telemetry strips independently as no monitor tech is on unit
• Float to Stepdown, and occasionally to Med-Surg/Telemetry or to care for patients boarded in the Emergency Department
• Chart using EPIC system
• Minimum two years of critical care experience required; travel experience required
• CRRT and IABP experience required; Impella experience preferred
• No Travel Duos accepted
• Required certifications: ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA)
• Preferred certifications: PALS, NIHSS, TNCC
• Dress code: Navy scrubs required; solid color only, no embroidery or patterns; closed-toed shoes only, no crocs