Responsibilities
Provide direct nursing care to critically ill patients in MICU, CSICU, and NTICU.
Monitor and assess patients' vital signs, neurological status, cardiac rhythms, and hemodynamic conditions.
Maintain a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio while managing complex ICU patients.
Administer and titrate critical-care medications, including:
Vasopressors
Inotropes
Sedatives
Analgesics
Metabolic drips
Specialized medication infusions
Perform and interpret 12-lead EKGs and cardiac rhythm strips.
Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen therapy.
Provide care to patients with respiratory distress, DKA, renal failure, and other critical medical conditions.
Care for patients recovering from complex surgical procedures, including CABG, TAVR, vascular surgery, oncology surgery, and flap procedures.
Monitor and manage patients following cardiac arrest and non-STEMI events.
Provide specialized neurological and stroke patient care.
Care for trauma, orthopedic, medical, neurological, and surgical ICU patients.
Recognize signs of clinical deterioration and initiate emergency interventions.
Collaborate with intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Document patient assessments, treatments, and outcomes using EPIC EMR.
Float to other acuity levels, including PCU/Stepdown and Medical-Surgical Telemetry, based on staffing requirements and competency.
Maintain patient safety and follow ICU protocols and infection-control standards.