Summary:
- The Acute Care Nurse provides advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions including pre- and post-operative patients or performs advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Diagnoses acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.
- Performs emergency medical procedures such as basic cardiac life support (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and documents data related to patients care.
- Administers blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions and manages patients pain relief and sedation, monitoring patients responses and changing care plans accordingly.
- Assesses urgent and emergent health conditions and interprets the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment results.
- Interprets information obtained from electrocardiograms (EKGs) or radiographs (X rays) and sets up, operates, and/or monitors invasive equipment and devices.
Required Skills/Abilities:- Ability to create a caring, compassionate relationship with the patients and families.
- Ability to collaborate with the healthcare team to use evidence-based practice in providing care.
- Trained to adhere to medications or therapies with complex protocols.
- Expertise in handling sophisticated medical equipment.
- Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays and on-call duty.
Education and Experience:- Registered nurse (RN) with appropriate state license or compact licensure with multistate privileges.
- Must possess a National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN).
- Completion of an accredited Associates or Bachelors degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing.
- Certification by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
- At least two years of experience in an acute care environment.
Physical Requirements:- May be exposed to infectious diseases and occupational dangers like accidental needle pricks, radiation, and electric shocks.
- Must be able to withstand physical and emotional stress.
- Requires long hours of standing and moving.
Job Disclaimer:
Cynet Health is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Cynet Health complies with all applicable state and federal laws regarding employment and consideration of unemployment status.
Estimated Weekly Total is based on working the listed number of hours per week and includes available stipend amounts; eligibility may vary subject to company policy and applicable law. Please contact a recruiter for full details.
Benefits:
- USRx Care & ScriptSourcing Pharmacy Benefits
- Teladoc Allied health plan members (and their dependents - even if not covered under your Allied health plan)can access free sick or acute care consults with board-certified physicians 24/7
- (AD&D) Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefits
- Disability - Long-Term and or Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Benefits - Accident & Critical Illness + Cancer benefits.
- Legal Assitance
- Identity Protection
- Employee Assistance Program
- Assist America Travel Assist
- Genomic Life
- HSA - pre-tax
- Discount program
Referral Program:
Referrals are the highest compliment a recruiter and an agency can receive. We recognize that good referrals are hard to come by which is why we created a unique offering for anyone that chooses to refer someone to us. We provide referral bonuses for up to 3 assignments for the clinician that you send to us.
To Qualify, Referrals are candidates not in our database, assignments must be 13 weeks in length, and subsequent assignments must be within 30 days of the previous assignment to qualify.
Loyalty Program:
We value hard work and commitment, and our Loyalty program showcases just that. Earn exclusive rewards and perks as you clock hours toward your loyalty milestones. You are rewarded for the number of hours you work, not based on the number of assignments, so the more you work, the more you unlock. We like to offer achievable milestones that can happen BEFORE your assignment ends, not just after. We know you have your choice in selecting an agency, so at Cynet, it pays to be loyal.
Accumulated hours expire after one year of separation/inactivity from your last assignment and reset to zero.
