Registered Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown) - New Grads
Core
Provide competent nursing care and advanced interventions for critically ill patients in an Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown) who are too ill for general med/surg but do not require intensive care.
Role type
Registered Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care Unit
Builds
Patient care plans, monitoring, and interventions for ventilator management, tracheostomy care, telemetry, and post-operative cardiac/vascular patients.
Domain
Healthcare - Acute Care Hospital
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical thinking, Nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation), Ventilator management, Tracheostomy care, Telemetry monitoring, Heparin infusion administration, BiPAP/CPAP management, High flow nasal cannula management, Post-operative cardiac and vascular patient care, BLS certification
Preferred skills
BSN or MSN degree, Experience in IMC/Stepdown units
Technologies
Ventilators, Telemetry monitors, BiPAP/CPAP machines, Heparin infusion pumps
Responsibilities
Perform nursing care using the nursing process, manage advanced interventions including ventilator and tracheostomy care, monitor patients via telemetry and respiratory support devices, coordinate care and health promotion, evaluate patient outcomes.
Seniority
Entry-level / New Graduate