Intensive Care Registered Nurse

Nitelines Usa•Cleveland, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1994, Nite Lines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. They are a dynamic and growing health care organization, offering a wide range of employment opportunities. They are seeking professionals and dedicated individuals to be part of their team, where integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration are among their core principles. The Intensive Care Registered Nurse (RN) position is a contract role at the VA Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. The RN will provide direct and indirect nursing care, contributing to patient assessment, determining priorities, identifying nursing measures and therapeutic objectives, and evaluating outcomes. The role requires independent judgment, nursing actions, flexibility, organizational skills, and an interdisciplinary approach to care. RNs are required to float among various units within the service area based on operational needs. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a specialized hospital unit providing critical care and life support for patients with severe, life-threatening injuries or illnesses, equipped with advanced medical technology and staffed by a multidisciplinary team for constant, 24/7 monitoring and treatment. The Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) is a 12-bed surgical critical care unit caring for patients who have undergone a wide variety of surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), aorta valve repairs (AVR), mitral valve repairs (MVR), left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) for home therapy, cardiac and vascular aneurysm repairs, vascular bypasses and stentings, major abdominal procedures, major ear-nose and throat (ENT) surgeries, and complicated thoracic procedures. It also admits any surgical patient who becomes unstable with multiple comorbidities in the OR. The Medical Intensive Care Unit & Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (MICU/CICU) is a 16-bed acute care intensive care unit with stepdown capability, covering patients with a wide variety of disease processes, such as acute heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute stroke, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
A current license from the Ohio Board of Nursing or a current multi-state license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
Current certification in CPR by an American Health Association Vendor
Current Basic Life Support certification
Current ACLS certification (If assigned to Intensive Care Unit/Step Down or Emergency Department)
A current CV which identifies the provider's education and professional qualifications commensurate with the position or specialty for which they are being offered to perform
A minimum of two (2) years direct patient care experience within the last three (3) years
Technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements
Ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently
Provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all contract personnel(s)

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification
VA experience

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect nursing care
Contribute to the patient's assessment
Determine priorities
Identify nursing measures and therapeutic objectives
Evaluate outcomes
Utilize independent judgment and nursing actions
Utilize an interdisciplinary approach in the provision of nursing care
Float among various units within the service area which they are hired, based on operational needs
Continuously monitor vital signs (ICU RNs)
Manage complex life-support equipment (ICU RNs)
Administer medications and treatments (ICU RNs)
Assess patient conditions (ICU RNs)
Develop and implement care plans in collaboration with other healthcare professionals (ICU RNs)
Provide education and emotional support to patients and their families (ICU RNs)
Maintain detailed patient records (ICU RNs)
Respond to medical emergencies with rapid and appropriate actions (ICU RNs)