RN Critical Care Float Pool
- Vancouver, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Essential Function: 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. Essential Function: Nursing care of heart failure, vascular surgery, and cardiac surgery patients including CABG and TAVR populations. Management of hemodynamics including blood pressure abnormalities with vasoactive agents Management of blood pressure abnormalities with parenteral vasoactive agents. Completion of complex neurological assessments/scales.
- Accredited School of Nursing Required: Nursing And
- Bachelor's Degree Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing And
- Preferred: Specialty certification
- Minimum 1 year Required: or more of recent continuous critical care experience, completion of a critical care intern/ residency program, or 3 years in an acute care setting with 400 hours in a critical care unit within the previous year.
- BSN with critical care nursing experience preferred.
- Required: Registered Nurse
- Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support
- Required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) according to Resuscitation Training Completion Requirements policy.
- Required: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification within 6 months of hire.
- Required: TCAR (Trauma Care After Resuscitation) course within 12 months of hire.
- Preferred: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs. (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment (Required)
- Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures (Required)
- Basic computer skills (Required)
- Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
- Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
- Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).
- Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
- Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
- Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
- Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.
- Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
- Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.
- Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.