Critical Care FLOAT (Nursing)

Carenest Health Services • Utica, NY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Critical Care Float Pool position. The nurse will be expected to float to any unit within the hospital, including the Emergency Department (for holds), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU). The role also requires floating to Medical-Surgical (MS) units and taking assignments that may include 6-7 patients. The Critical Care Float Pool has 42 beds. Common patient diagnoses include general/medical conditions such as strokes, sepsis, altered mental status, neuro interventions (TCAR), respiratory failure, CHF, and post-STEMI. For the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), diagnoses include cardiovascular surgery, cardiogenic shock, and AAA. For Surgical/Trauma units, diagnoses include trauma and major post-operative surgical cases. Specialty equipment used includes IABP, CRRT, ventriculostomy, ICP monitoring, and TTM.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in ICU.
• BLS, ACLS, NIH certifications required.
• Active NY RN license required at time of submission.
• NURSYS Report required.
• Licenses verification with all active RN licenses required.
• RTO (Requested Time Off) MUST be included at time of submission.
• Experience with EMR: Epic.
• Travel experience is required.
• Must be willing to float to ED (holds), ICU and IMCU.
• Must be willing to float to MS and take an assignment that could include 6-7 patients.

Nice To Haves

• Locals (less than 75 miles) will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Float to any unit within the hospital, including ED (holds), ICU, and IMCU.
• Float to MS and take an assignment that could include 6-7 patients.
• Care for patients with diagnoses including strokes, sepsis, AMS, Neuro Intervention (TCAR), Resp Failure, CHF, Post Stemi, CV surg, Cardiogenic Shock, AAA, Trauma, and Major post-op sx.
• Utilize specialty equipment such as IABP, CRRT, Ventriculostomy, ICP monitoring, and TTM.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level