Critical Care Nurse

Summary

Department: ICU

Shift Timings: 19:00-07:00 Monday to Friday. (3 Days/12 Hours)

Per Week: 36 Hours

Clinician is willing to float throughout the hospital they are assigned to and could go to any unit within their scope of practice- including PCU and med Surg Tele. Nurse is expected to work every other weekend.
Candidate will be placed in the ICU that most closely matches their work history and that has the greatest need. Candidate will know which ICU they are going to before accepting the position, as we need 35 Nurses across 4 different facilities.
NO RTO accepted. Candidate will work 4 of 6 holidays (Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years day) to be chosen by the manager of the unit.
Adults: Y
Geriatric: Y
Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures:
Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Stroke, DKA,
Lunch ( ½ hr, 1 hr, 2 hr, etc): 1/2 hr
Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:2, 1:1 varies depending on staffing/acuity
Use of Ancillary staff: Yes
Does supplemental staff float: Yes
Common Equipment:
Ventilators, Plum IV pumps, Balloon Pump, CRRT
Titrate Vasoactive Drips? Yes
If Yes, which drips:
Levo, Vaso, Epi, Neo, Cardene, Inotropes
EPIC Documentation

Roles & Responsibilities

• Providing nursing care to acutely or critically ill patients with an assigned unit or clinic;
• Implementing medical care plans;
• Directing and supervising the patient care provided by nursing personnel assigned to the unit;
• Maintaining standard unit activities in the absence of the Head Nurse; and
• Performing other related duties as assigned/required.

Required Skills

RN Critical Care-SF

RN Registered Nurse Critical Care Traveler

RN Critical Care-SF

Work Authorization

• Green Card
• US Citizen

Certifications & Clearance Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH)