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The Cardiac ICU Stepdown RN manages the nursing care of critically ill patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. The tasks and responsibilities include:Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs. Carries out physician orders.Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. Instructs and educates patients and families.Assesses and coordinates patients discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.Provides age and culturally appropriate care.Orients and mentors new staff members.Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.Required Job Qualifications include:Current licensure as an RN.Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider and ACLS.Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.Minimum one year ICU Stepdown experience required.Cardiac experience preferred.Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.

Graduate Nurse internships will begin February 1, 2010. Openings are available in neuro/renal ICU step-down, cardiac ICU step-down and E.R. There is a one year work agreement required after that internship ends. -Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs. -Carries out physician orders.-Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, and monitors vital signs.-Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.-Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.-Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. -Instructs and educates patients and families.-Assesses and coordinates patients discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.-Provides age and culturally appropriate care.-Orients and mentors new staff members.-Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.Required Job Qualifications include:-Current licensure as an RN or GN permit.-Two letters of clinical references.-Copy of current transcript.-Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider and ACLS.-Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.-Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.-Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.-Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.