Night Shift ICU Nurse, Doctor's Hospital

MICU RN

Profession: RN Specialty: ICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: 2+ years of Adult ICU experience required License: Active Massachusetts RN License required Certifications: AHA BLS & ACLS required Must-Have: - 2 years of continuous Medical/Surgical ICU experience required - Ability to read telemetry strips required - Floating required to mostly Medical/Surgical units

Description: The position is for a Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit RN working night shifts. The unit is a 20-bed Medical/Surgical ICU. The care provided includes a wide range of adult patients with diagnoses such as substance abuse, severe psychiatric conditions, DKA, sepsis, GI bleed, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, renal failure, and cardiogenic shock. Attending physicians and residents are present in the ICU 24 hours a day. The nurse to patient ratio is 1:2 or 1:1 with high acuity, and can be 1:4 or 1:5 when floated to other areas. Telemetry competency is required. The role involves floating as needed to other medical/surgical areas.