Welcome to our Critical Care Nursing Department! Provides professional and skilled nursing care to patients using the "patient centered care" model of SMHCS (policy 126.054) in accordance with the ANA and AACN's Standards of Professional Practice. We are a 62 bed unit with 3 areas of specialties that you can work in. Trauma ICU: Patient Population: patients with a primary traumatic diagnosis requiring complex nursing assessment skills and care including but not limited to: Any trauma related fractures or orthopedic abnormalities requiring surgical intervention or traction application, splinting, splinting, casts, or other skeletal immobilization. Acute Traumatic Brain Injuries with potential for ventriculostomies Any trauma related injuries requiring surgery CRRT Managing patients on ventilators/Bipap Titration of vasoactive medications (inotropes, vasopressors, vasodilators) Initiation and titrating sedation/analgesic drips Opportunities for Novice and Experienced Nurses: Individualized orientation Nurse Residency for all new graduates with the implementation of ECCO (essentials of critical care orientation) Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities for paid certification and incentivized pay including but not limited to CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse), TCAR Critical Care Internship with knowledge base lecture series provided in the department
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Hospitals
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees