REGISTERED NURSE - NEURO TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - NIGHTS

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES-

Registered Nurse - Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit

RN - NEURO TRAUMA ICU

Full-Time

Registered Nurse candidates for the Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit will have the following job responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.

• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.

• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.

• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.

• Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
• Management of ventriculostomy, EVD, and ICP.
• Nursing care of patients with non-traumatic ICH, non-traumatic SAH, seizures.
• Nursing care of patients post tPA, thrombectomy, aneurysm coiling, carotid artery stenting and intra-cranial stenting.
• Management of blood pressure abnormalities with parenteral vasoactive agents. Completion of complex neurological assessments/scales

• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Registered Nurse - Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit

RN - NEURO TRAUMA ICU

Full-Time

Registered Nurse candidates for the Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

Education

• Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Experience

• Minimum of six months critical care RN experience in an acute care facility within the last five years required, or successful completion of an approved critical care training course/orientation and standard competencies within six months of hire.
• Preferred: Minimum of one year RN experience in an Intensive Care unit specializing in Cardiac, Neuro or Trauma

Credentials

• Required: State of Oregon Nursing License

• Required: BLS at date of hire
• Required: ACLS required within a grace period according to Resuscitation Training Completion Requirements policy.
• Required: NIHSS and TNCC required within 12 months of hire/transfer date.
• Preferred: CCRN and CMC

Compensation:
$47.40 - $74.48/hour