ICU RN

• TITLE: ICU RN
• SHIFT: Nights
• LOCATION: Falmouth, MA

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• One to two years recent critical care experience required.
• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License required.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) within 4 months of new position and must renew every two years.
• CEN or CCRN preferred.

DESCRIPTION:

• Coordinates total nursing care for patients.
• Participates in patient and family teaching.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities by working cooperatively with nursing and other patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the critical care setting.
• Practices according to entity mandatory requirements.
• Practices according to department expectations.
• Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities
• Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Provides care as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides effective patient/family teaching.
• Documents according to entity/department guidelines.
• Administers medications safely.
• Provides care according to best practice standards of care in nursing.
• Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law.
• Cares for terminally ill patient and family.
• Manages the patient with pain.
• Utilizes chemical and physical restraints as per policy.
• Utilizes techniques of time management effectively.
• Provides care respective of patient's advance directives.
• Addresses age-specific needs of adults and older adults.
• Manages patients with Intravenous Therapy.
• Performs cardiac assessment.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in hemodynamic monitoring of patients.
• Cares for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes.
• Provides care for patients requiring emergency procedure management.
• Manages patients on cardiac monitoring system.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the administration and assessment of patient responses to cardiac medications.
• Cares for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular procedures.
• Manages patients requiring thrombolytic therapy
• Provides care to patients with acute respiratory disorders.
• Provides care to patients requiring intubations and mechanical ventilation.
• Manages patients receiving epidural analgesia.
• Provides care for patients undergoing/receiving IV moderate sedation.
• Performs skills safely and according to specific policies.
• Provides nursing care to neurocompromised patients.
• Provides care to complex, post-operative surgical patients.
• Uses Electronic Medical Record (EMR) appropriately and accurately.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per week

Standard shift:

• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Falmouth, MA 02540: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)
• ACLS Certification (Required)
• CPI Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000