RN - ICU

RN - ICU, Full-Time Days

Join us at Piedmont Henry Hospital as we continue to grow! We are a 24-bed Medical/Surgical fast-paced, high acuity Intensive Care Unit staffed with Critical Care Intensivists/APPs 24/7. Our team includes Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Patient Care Technicians. The typical nurse to patient ratio is 1:2/1:3.

Job Description

• Manage patients in a high acuity ICU setting, including sepsis and multi-system organ failure management
• Provide continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
• Implement targeted temperature management (TTM) for post-cardiac arrest patients
• Perform advanced invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, including arterial lines, Flotrac/EV 1000, and central venous catheters
• Utilize EKOS ultrasound accelerated thrombolysis and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Titrate vasopressors and continuous paralytics
• Use BIS monitor and TOF monitor for patient management
• Manage pacemakers and complex respiratory failure patients requiring advanced ventilatory support
• Care for post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients and acute stroke care with alteplase management
• Address shock management, including cardiac, septic, and hypovolemic shock
• Provide care for neurosurgical patients, including management of external ventricular devices
• Assist patients with ARDS requiring manual prone therapy

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program
• Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License
• BLS certification required
• New graduates of a nursing program are eligible

Additional Qualifications

• For PRN positions: One year of nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable
• Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred