About this role
Summary
Job Description:
PRN, Nights - one 12-hour shift per week 7P-7A
About the Unit:
The Intensive Care unit (ICU) is a 20 bed critical care unit specializing in neurologic care. Staff working in ICU will encounter a variety of nursing needs from stroke, post-op neurosurgery, ventricular drains, abdominal pressure monitoring, CRRT to hypothermia.
Job Duties:
The ICU nurse assesses and identifies patient needs and implements appropriate interventions for the patient. The ICU Nurse establishes and maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care; assures that nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems; and performs technical aspects of care competently. ICU nurses must have strong critical thinking skills. The critical care nurse acts as a family and patient resource to guide them through all stages of the patient’s critical care journey.
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience
- Active Kentucky License
- BCLS Required within 90 days of employment.
- ACLS will be required within six months for experienced staff nurses and within one year for new graduate nurses.