RN - 19361795

CHS Carlsbad Medical Center • Carlsbad, NM

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Provide critical care to patients in a 12-bed Intensive Care Unit, managing complex patient needs and delivering full care, including ventilator management, medication administration, and patient hygiene. The patient ratio is 1:2–3. The role requires floating to the Emergency Room (ER) and Medical Surgical (Med Surg) departments. Nurses maintain a float log in the ICU. When floating to the ER, nurses primarily provide support without an assigned patient load, assisting with call lights, medication administration, patient transport, IV starts, and blood draws. In Med Surg, nurses may take a full assignment of up to six patients or work in an aide capacity for up to twelve patients. The facility uses MedHost as its electronic medical record system. Any scrub color is permitted. Holidays may be required. Travelers must complete fingerprinting as mandated by state regulations. Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of ICU experience.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• Complete fingerprinting as mandated by state regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in ER and Medical Surgical departments.
• TNCC certification.
• Experience with ventilators, titratable drips, and medication mixing.

Responsibilities

• Provide full care to ICU patients, including managing ventilators, medications, and patient hygiene.
• Manage complex patient needs in the ICU, with a patient ratio of 1:2–3.
• Maintain a float log in the ICU.
• When floating to the ER, assist with call lights, medication administration, patient transport, IV starts, and blood draws; no assigned patient load is specified for this support role.
• When floating to Med Surg, take a full patient assignment of up to six patients or work in an aide capacity for a maximum of twelve patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed