Intensive Care Unit (ICU) RN

As a Registered Nurse in our Intensive Care Unit (ICU), you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional healthcare to critically ill patients. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive and specialized care. This is a Level 2 Trauma ICU with 42 beds, caring for critically ill patients with cardiac, respiratory, post-surgical, and trauma-related conditions.

Key Responsibilities :

• Patient Assessment : Perform thorough and ongoing assessments of patients' conditions, including monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assessing the need for interventions. Typical nurse-patient ratios are 1 : 1 or 1 : 2; 1 : 3 if patients have no vents or drips.
• Critical Care : Provide specialized care to critically ill patients, including those with complex medical conditions, post-surgical recovery, and trauma-related injuries. Patients may include post-tPA, TPE, open-heart surgery, and small head bleed cases.
• Ventilator Management : Monitor and manage patients on mechanical ventilation, ensuring proper settings and patient comfort. RT support available 24 / 7; RN assists with bedside trachs.
• Medication Administration : Administer medications, fluids, and blood products as prescribed, and monitor patient responses while maintaining accurate records. RNs must titrate critical care drips including vasopressors, inotropes, antiarrhythmics, anti-hypertensives, sedatives, paralytics, analgesics, anticoagulants, and insulin.
• Collaborative Care : Collaborate closely with physicians, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans. Intensivist coverage is 24 / 7; nurse works with RTs, MDs, and NPs.
• Emergency Response : Be prepared to respond to medical emergencies, including code blue situations, and provide immediate life-saving interventions.
• Patient and Family Education : Educate patients and their families about their conditions, treatment options, and post-discharge care.
• Equipment Operation : Competently operate and troubleshoot complex medical equipment used in the ICU. Familiarity with EPIC EMR required.
• Infection Control : Strictly adhere to infection control protocols to maintain a safe and sterile environment.
• Documentation : Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records, including assessments, interventions, and progress notes.
• Compliance : Ensure compliance with all hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

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Benefits :

Alto Health Care Staffing is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or geographical laws.