What are the responsibilities and job description for the Critical Care (CCU) RN position at NTG Groups, LLC?
Nationwide Therapy Group is one of the primary national providers’ professionals in the United States. We are therapist owned and have thousands of temporary, permanent; travel, contract based assignments as well as allied therapy and nursing careers for those who want to enhance their experience not only professionally but, personally as well.
We take pride in offering best results.
Our company is headed towards enhancing the client satisfaction and working towards the progress of successful therapy careers. We are a company which can help you in finding the right clinical support and a long-term alliance for healthcare professionals who are looking to gain benefits of advanced career prospects all across the country.
Title: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Critical Care
Facility: Acute Care (Hospital)
Shifts: 36 hour nights
Responsibilities but not limited to the following:
- Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
- Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.
- Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
- Provide post-mortem care.
- Evaluate patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
- Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
- Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines.
- Assess patients' pain levels and sedation requirements.
- Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
Qualifications:
- One year RN acute care experience required
- Active Applicable State Licensure
- American Heart Association issued BLS and ACLS