RN - Micu
About The Position
The RN works in a 20-bed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit at a Level III Trauma Center. The unit cares for adult patients with a wide range of conditions, including substance abuse or overdose, severe psychiatric conditions, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, renal failure, and cardiogenic shock. Attending physicians and residents are present in the ICU 24 hours a day. The role requires floating to Medical/Surgical units, where the nurse may care for up to four or five patients. ICU staffing ratios are 1:2, or 1:1 for high-acuity patients; floated ratios are 1:4 or 1:5. The position is for night shifts, which do not rotate, and includes every-other-weekend work. The schedule is 36 or 48 hours. Charting is performed in EPIC.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of continuous MICU experience; 2 or more years of adult ICU experience is required.
- Ability to read telemetry strips; telemetry competency is required.
- Active Massachusetts RN license.
- AHA BLS certification.
- AHA ACLS certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to adult patients in the Medical/Surgical ICU.
- Float to Medical/Surgical units as required.
- Read telemetry strips and use telemetry competency.
Benefits
- Free on-site parking
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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