ICU Registered Nurse (RN)

Shift Information

Night shift: 7 PM – 7 AM with call required.

Overview

This position involves providing comprehensive nursing care for critically ill patients in a six-bed Medical-Surgical Observation Unit (MOSU). The unit specializes in the management of patients recovering from surgical procedures, cardiac catheterizations, respiratory failure, sepsis, diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA), acute kidney injury (AKI), and unstable arrhythmias.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in critical care nursing.
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS/BCLS, PALS.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, titrate, and manage vasopressors, thrombolytics, antihypertensives, antidiabetics, and sedation.
• Oversee ventilator management and provide hemodynamic monitoring.
• Monitor telemetry and interpret readings.
• Manage sepsis cases and central lines.
• Administer blood products and manage arterial lines and chest tubes.

Equipment Used

• Medication infusion pumps
• Rapid infuser
• Bedside cardiac monitors
• Mechanical ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP
• High-flow nasal cannula
• Bladder scanner

Patient Ratios

• Critical care: 2:1
• Step-down: 4:1
• Standard: 6:1

Additional Information

Flexibility to float to Med/Surg, Telemetry, Step-Down, and Observation units is required. Holiday coverage is also expected.