Registered Nurse (RN) ICU

Job Posting

Industry: Healthcare / Health Services - Nursing / LPNs / LVNs

Job Category: Medical / Health - Nurse

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility

Provide, promote and maintain quality patient care during diagnostic and therapeutic imaging procedures through education, standards of practice, professional growth, and collaboration with other multidisciplinary health care providers.

Responsibilities for Candidates:

• Initiates and documents a written plan of care within specified timeframe
• Performs patient interventions completely and proficiently and demonstrates age specific competency for population of patients served
• Verifies, during hospitalization, orders for accuracy (including reconciliation of medications), appropriate scheduling of tests and/or procedures, pre-op data, and consent forms
• Follows medication and IV Therapy policies including patient identification, understanding about medications, administering meds and recognizing/reporting interactions 100% of the time
• Appropriately monitors first dose medication(s) for adverse reactions
• Interprets diagnostic data and takes appropriate action when indicated (i.e. notification of critical lab values to physician per hospital protocol)
• Performs related duties as required

Qualifications for Candidates:

• Required: Education: Associate's degree in Nursing required.
• Experience: Each candidate's previous clinical experience is reviewed to determine acceptable experience.
• Certifications/Registrations/Licenses: A valid Permanent Multi-State RN License from the state in which you reside is required. Should you hold a RN license from another Compact state, you are required to apply for and obtain a Multi-State RN License from the state in which you reside within 30 days. American Heart Association BLS CPR required, must be obtained within 7 days of hire. American Heart Association ACLS and NIHSS is required within orientation period for ICU/CCU, SICU, and CVICU.
• Preferred: Experience: One year of telemetry experience preferred. Certifications/Registrations/Licenses: CCRN preferred.