Registered Nurse (RN) ICU

Lifepoint Health • Maysville, KY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Meadowview Regional Medical Center is seeking an ICU Registered Nurse to provide direct care to critically ill adult patients in a six-bed intensive care unit. The nurse uses the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and the organization’s policies, values, and mission. The role includes carrying out care interventions, documenting and communicating patient status, coordinating care, educating patients and families, and supporting patients’ physical and emotional well-being. The nurse may float to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse-to-patient ratios.

Requirements

• Active Kentucky RN license, either single-state or compact; relocating nurses must update licensure to their new Primary State of Residence before employment begins.
• Current Kentucky or compact-state RN license.
• Associate’s degree.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within six months of hire.
• Pass a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire or transfer.
• Ability to manage ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and Vapotherm equipment.
• Ability to titrate and maintain critical drips, including knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Perform plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care.
• Document patient care provided.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate to the care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfers, discharge, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluate patient and/or family learning needs and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Advocate for the patient’s physical and emotional well-being.
• Float to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse-to-patient ratios.
• Manage ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and Vapotherm equipment.
• Titrate and maintain critical drips for ICU patients, with knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.
• Pass a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire or transfer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree