Advanced Practice Nurse- ICU

Legacy Nursing PhilosophyThe Legacy nursing philosophy focuses on patients and their families. Our nurses embody this philosophy in everything they do, as advocates, communicators, problem-solvers and caregivers. Their expertise is sought after and respected by our health care team. Critical Response Nurse ResponsibilitiesThe Critical Response Nurse (CRN) is an advanced clinical expert who can deliver composed guidance and care under emergent circumstances. The CRN assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates patients in crisis following established patient care standards for Legacy Health System throughout the hospital. The CRN acts as a physician liaison by relaying expert physical assessments and provides delegated treatments as needed within both the inpatient and emergency department arenas including emergent transfer to a higher level of care. The CRN is a primary emergency responder and secondary responder to critical situations deemed by the hospital need, this may include but is not limited to Code Blue, Code Green, ED Code 3, pediatric code blue, pediatric emergencies, Family Birth Center (FBC) STAT events, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) resuscitations, and NICU code blue events. The CRN may support additional areas such as Endoscopy, Interventional Radiology (IR), Cath Lab, and the perioperative suites.QualificationsEducation: Academic degree in nursing (BSN or MSN/MN) required.Experience: Experience in hemodynamic monitoring application of clinical physiology required. Three years of critical care clinical experience within the last five years strongly preferred. Emergency Department and IV infusion experience strongly preferred.Skills: Ability to effectively provide care to critically ill patients. Ability to work with physicians and utilize expert assessment skills to make appropriate interventions based on assessment. Ability to prioritize multiple patient care needs. Ability to function effectively on multiple units, including specialty units. Current Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) competency. Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, families, physicians, and the community. LicensureCurrent applicable state RN license required. Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) are required within six months of hire. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)/Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) or equivalent Trauma certification are required based on site specific criteria.Our Commitment to Health and Equal OpportunityOur Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.