Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit (As Needed)

Meritus Health • Hagerstown, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Meritus Intensive Care Unit is seeking compassionate nurses for their dedicated team. This 24-bed unit cares for a diverse patient population with a wide range of complex and critical health needs. Nurses in this role will provide essential care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment, upholding core values of integrity, quality, community, and teamwork. Critical Care nurses are skilled in ambulating intubated patients, managing intra-aortic balloon pumps, performing continuous renal replacement therapy, and assisting with rapid sequence intubation.

Requirements

• ASN required.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a hospital setting required.
• MD Registered Nurse license or eligible for.
• Ability to apply the standards of professional nursing practice with compassion and empathy.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Must possess a high level of organization and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• BSN Preferred.
• Previously grandfathered active RN’s who graduated from an accredited nursing school as a Diploma RN will continue to have ASN requirement waived.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
• Care for a diverse patient population with complex and critical health needs.
• Ambulating intubated patients.
• Managing intra-aortic balloon pump management.
• Performing continuous renal replacement therapy.
• Assisting with rapid sequence intubation.
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Apply the standards of professional nursing practice with compassion and empathy.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree