Responsibilities

Job Summary

This Nurse position is responsible for providing care to the patient who is hemodynamically unstable and requires complex monitoring of multiple systems and/or nursing interventions every one to two hours.

Essential Duties

Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and interventionInitiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher dosesManages intubated/mechanically ventilated patientsManages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical eventsManages acute trauma patientsPerforms related duties as required

St Clare Highlights

Low turnover rate and high staff satisfaction in annual MyVoice SurveyICU Nurse Residency Program allowing for highly successful transition of new graduate nurses in the ICUWelcoming environment that fosters growth and support for new staffHighly engaged Unit Based Council to guide process improvement work
Qualifications

Education & Experience

Graduation from an accredited school of nursingPossession of a BSN degree is preferredPrevious PCU/ICU experience preferred, or 1-2 years med/surg experience and successful completion of critical care residency program, orNew graduate with completion of senior practicum in a specialty area i.e.: critical care, ED, PACU and successful completion of critical care residency program 

License & Certification

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of NursingCurrent American Heart Association Healthcare BLS CertificationAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or attainment within six months of hireCCRN/Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) preferredOverview

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