Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (RN)

Shift Information

Shifts will be from 7 PM to 7 AM, with call responsibilities required.

Minimum Experience Required

A minimum of 3 years of experience in critical care nursing is required.

Certifications

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support/Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS/BCLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Unit Overview

The unit consists of six beds and provides comprehensive nursing care for various patients, including:

• Post-surgical patients
• Patients following cardiac catheterizations or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
• Individuals experiencing respiratory failure, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acute kidney injury (AKI), and unstable arrhythmias

Key Responsibilities

• Initiating, titrating, and managing medications such as vasopressors, thrombolytics, antihypertensives, antidiabetics, and sedation
• Managing ventilator support
• Conducting hemodynamic monitoring
• Telemetry monitoring and interpretation
• Implementing sepsis management protocols
• Managing central lines and arterial lines
• Overseeing chest tube care
• Administering blood products

Equipment Used

• Medication infusion pumps
• Rapid Infuser
• Bedside cardiac monitors
• Mechanical ventilators
• BiPAP/CPAP machines
• High-flow nasal cannula
• Bladder scanner

Patient Ratios

• Critical care: 2:1
• Step Down: 4:1
• Standard: 6:1

Additional Information

Ability to float to Med/Surg, Tele, Step-Down, and Observation floors as needed. Holiday coverage is required.