Clinical Nurse III: B2: SICU/Neuro ICU-36 hours/week Days

About the role

The Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Units (SICU and Neuro ICU) at Albany Med Health System have a combined total of 30 intensive care beds designed to provide specialized care to the critically ill adult (14 and older) patient. The units have a usual 50/50 split of patient population between the neuro and surgical patient population. The focus of care includes patients with life-threatening conditions related to major elective and emergency surgical procedures, multi-trauma, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, stroke, seizure, sepsis/multi-organ system failure, hemodynamic instability and failure to wean.

Responsibilities

• Support the following on-unit procedures including placement of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and ICP monitors, SEPS drains, bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal washouts, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains and others.
• Provide comprehensive physical assessments, intensive monitoring, treatment of laboratory values, ventilator management and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Develop and utilize skills such as ICP monitoring via EVD or bolt, spinal drains/catheters, brain oxygen monitoring, Artic Sun therapy, continuous EEG, intra-arterial catheter, non-invasive cardiac output, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy, reconstructive flap monitoring, and massive blood transfusion.

Requirements

Applicants must have 2+ years of med/surg, progressive care or ICU experience.

Qualifications

Nursing will support the following on-unit procedures including placement of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and ICP monitors, SEPS drains, bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal washouts, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains and others.

Skills

Nurses in this role should possess the following skills:

• ICP monitoring via EVD or bolt
• Spinal drains/catheters
• Brain oxygen monitoring
• Artic Sun therapy
• Continuous EEG
• Intra-arterial catheter
• Non-invasive cardiac output
• Mechanical ventilation
• Continuous renal replacement therapy
• Reconstructive flap monitoring
• Massive blood transfusion

Pay

$88,192.00 - $136,697.60

Schedule

Day Shift