Registered Nurse MICU

Seneca, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Shift: Days 700-1930 Float Required Patient Age Group: Adolescents Adults Geriatrics Medication System: Omnicell 1 year of EPIC experience is required ICU Medical is a 12 bed critical care unit. The adult population may include respiratory failure acute or suspected MI CHF arrhythmias pulmonary embolism COPD GI bleeding sepsis. hypotension overdose and hypertensive crisis stroke transient ischemic attacks and seizures. Special services and procedures particular to this area include: intubation/ mechanical ventilation arterial lines Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery lines (hemodynamic monitoring) tracheostomies (new) thrombolytic administration antiarrhythmic therapy (I.V.) vasopressor therapy (I.V.) bedside monitoring apnea monitoring temporary pacers (external and transvenous) TEE cardioversion negative pressure isolation (AFB) and dialysis. These may include patients with lower NIHSS after receiving Alteplase requiring frequent monitoring as well as other neurologically injured patients requiring every 1 -2 hours neuro checks. The majority of stroke patients are admitted to this unit. Required Certificates: ACLS BLS NIHSS and SC RN license 2 years of experience are required. Unit will review first time travelers based on experience Prisma Health Floating Policy for Contracted Staff Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff regardless of unit or facility must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented.