Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Iroquois Healthcare Association • Utica, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The ICU has a total of 42 beds, divided into East (20 beds) and West (22 beds). The unit encompasses Neuro/Medical ICU (22 beds), Cardiothoracic ICU (CTICU) (6 beds), and Surgical/Trauma ICU (14 beds). Common patient diagnoses include strokes, sepsis, altered mental status (AMS), neuro intervention procedures, TCAR, respiratory failure, congestive heart failure (CHF), post-STEMI patients, cardiovascular surgery, cardiogenic shock, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery, trauma patients, and major postoperative surgical patients. Specialty equipment used includes Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) (Prismaflex or NxStage), Ventriculostomy, Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, and Targeted temperature management (TTM) (Arctic Sun). Floating to all units except Behavioral Health and the Emergency Department is required, unless the ED is holding patients.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in one or more of the following specialties: ICU, SICU, CTICU, Trauma ICU, MS ICU, or Neuro ICU.
• Previous travel nursing experience is required.
• Skills checklist matching the specialty.
• Driver’s license with an address matching the candidate’s demographics.
• Current AHA ACLS certification.
• Current AHA BLS certification.
• Current AHA NIHSS certification.
• NURSYS license verification report showing an active New York RN license and all active RN licenses.
• EPIC EMR experience required.
• Experience with CRRT and Prismaflex.

Nice To Haves

• 4–5 years of ICU experience preferred.
• Cardiac experience is highly preferred.
• Candidates with cardiac experience are a priority for manager review.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in the Intensive Care Unit.
• Manage patients with common diagnoses such as strokes, sepsis, AMS, neuro intervention procedures, TCAR, respiratory failure, CHF, post-STEMI, cardiovascular surgery, cardiogenic shock, AAA surgery, trauma, and major postoperative surgical patients.
• Operate and monitor specialty equipment including IABP, CRRT (Prismaflex or NxStage), Ventriculostomy, ICP monitoring, and TTM (Arctic Sun).
• Float to all units except Behavioral Health and the Emergency Department as needed.
• Adhere to all submission requirements, including updated resume, certifications, license verification, and requested time off.

What This Job Offers

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