ICU RN

Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring for an ICU RN in Cleveland, OH for our client.

Your responsibilities will be:

- Continuous patient assessment and monitoring

- Management of critically ill patients

- Administration of medications and IV therapies

- Management of life-support equipment

- Monitoring and interpretation of cardiac rhythms

- Ventilator and respiratory care support

- Emergency response and rapid intervention

- Development and implementation of individualized care plans

- Collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams

- Electronic medical record documentation

- Patient and family education and support

- Central line care

- Management of advanced therapies and critical care equipment including:

o Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)

o Impella devices

o Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)

o Therapeutic hypothermia

o Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

o Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD)

o Mechanical ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy

- Post-operative critical care management

- Monitoring for acute heart failure, myocardial infarction, respiratory failure, stroke, GI bleeding, and sepsis

- Participation in quality improvement activities and staff meetings

Requirements

- Graduation from a school of professional nursing accredited by ACEN or CCNE

- Current license from the Ohio Board of Nursing or current multi-state license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state

- Current CPR certification through the American Heart Association

- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

- Minimum of two (2) years of direct patient care experience within the last three (3) years

- Critical care or intensive care nursing experience preferred

- Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms and respond to medical emergencies

- Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English fluently

- Demonstrated competency in electronic health record documentation

- Completion of all required VA mandatory training and credentialing requirements

- Ability to work days, nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled

Pay is:$45-50 an hour dependent on training, accreditations, schooling and years of experience