Description:
Competitive Sign-On Bonus Available!
We are a 38 bed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Staffed with Critical Care Intensivists/APPs 24/7. Also included our staff mix are nurses, respiratory therapists, and patient care technicians. We are nationally ranked for caring some of the highest acuity patients. Our nursing staff takes pride in knowing that they function at the top of their scope of practice! Some of our patient populations include:
Complex Respiratory Failure patients requiring advanced ventilatory support
Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) requiring prone therapy
Pulmonary Hypertension requiring prostacyclin therapy
Abdominal Organ Transplantation- (Liver, kidneys, & pancreas)
Targeted Temperature Management (hypothermia protocol) for post cardiac arrest patients
CRRT (continuous renal replacement therapy)
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Sepsis and multisystem organ failure
DIEP flap breast reconstruction
Advanced Invasive & NonInvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
EKOS Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Graduate of a nursing program
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
New Graduates of a nursing program eligible
MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License. BLS certification required.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable. Bachelor's degree preferred. Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred.
