CVICU/IMC Stepdown RN
Fargo, ND
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

5C/D- CVICU/IMC RN

Location

• Fargo, North Dakota

Contract

• 13 weeks
• 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week
• Day/Night rotate
• Weekend and holiday requirements
• No call

Unit Details

• 16-bed IMC unit
• The unit cares for ER admissions and ICU transfers who are hemodynamically stable for at least 4 hours and have no signs or symptoms of hypoperfusion
• The unit also cares for medically stable ventilator patients who are trached, stable cardiac or vasoactive drips/IV meds, and post-op, neuro, and complex patient populations
• Floating is expected to other units within the cluster, and if needs are met, to med/surg units
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 3 to 4 patients, based on acuity

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Dakota
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• 2 years of stepdown experience
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Experience with titratable drips
• Experience with mechanical ventilation
• CVICU experience
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience
• Telemetry experience
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Critical Care experience

Responsibilities

• Perform the role of an RN
• Provide patient assessments
• Administer medications
• Help individualize the patient plan of care
• Work in an interdisciplinary setting

Training

• Ventilator and pacemaker training provided

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs