Travel: RN Adult ICU

Job Summary:

• Critical care registered nurses are adept at providing such care in settings where patients have suffered a heart attack, stroke, shock, severe trauma, respiratory distress or other severe medical issues.

Specific Critical Care Nurse:
Duties and Responsibilities can include:

• Assessing a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans.
• Treating wounds and providing advanced life support.
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures.
• Observing and recording patient vital signs.
• Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly/adjusting ventilator/IABP.
• Administering intravenous fluids and medications.
• Suctioning.
• Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team.
• Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
• Acting as patient advocate.
• Providing education and support to patient families.
• Critical care nurses may also care for pre- and post-operative patients.
• In addition, some serve as case managers and policy makers, while others perform administrative duties.

Facility Requirements:

• Must have ACLS & BLS certifications, these must be attached to the submission (Must be through the American Heart Association).
• Must have CA RN license, must be attached to resume.
• Must be able to float in case of low census.