RN - ICU Step Down

RN to patient ratio – 1:4, ranging from young adult to geriatric

• Monitoring patients with medical equipment such as catheters, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ventilators and cardiac monitors
• Care for patients transitioning out of the ICU requiring more care and attention than patients on a general medical-surgical unit
• Frequent patient assessments and proper escalation of a patient’s change in medical condition
• Responding to cardiac arrest and rapid response codes

7:30 PM - 8:00 AM ( 3 x 11.5hr shifts, alternate weekends)

Reqs:

• Evidence of graduation from an accredited National League of Nursing School. Baccalaureate degree or satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and experience
• Licensed to practice as a professional nurse in New York State
• Two years of the following experience is required: Medical/Surgical SD or ICU experience, IV Insertion, phlebotomy and conscious sedation
• BLS & ACLS certification
• Demonstrates satisfactory completion of age specific competency