RN Cardiac Critical Care

St Michael Medical Center • Silverdale, WA

2d • $48 - $92 • Onsite

About The Position

This 24 bed critical care unit houses patients being admitted for cardiac, thoracic, and vascular care. This unit also entails ICU and PCU levels of care. Each private room is large enough to house all necessary pumps and equipment while allowing for space for family support (when allowed). This includes CRRT, Impella, IABP, and ventilators. Staffing is based on national standards of care and includes: 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• 1-2 years med/surg experience or New graduate with completion of senior practicum in a specialty area i.e.: Critical Care, ED, PACU
• For those with no previous PCU/ICU experience, must successfully complete the PCU residency or the critical care residency program
• Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing
• One year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire
• Previous PCU/ICU experience
• Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute, upon hire
• Certified Neuroscience RN, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention.
• Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.
• Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.
• Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.
• Manages acute trauma patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree