SICU Registered Nurse: Critical Post-Op Care Leader

Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
The SICU Staff RN provides hands on direct experience caring for critically ill vascular and general surgical patients who have undergone complex surgical procedures. The RN will be an expert in the post-operative care arena, providing cardiac and pulmonary support, frequent physical assessments, lab evaluations, blood and blood products, titration of cardioactive medications, ongoing cardiac and pulmonary artery monitoring, pain control, EKG interpretation, continuous renal replacement therapy and complex dressing changes.

The RN should have superior critical thinking skills to prevent or respond to emergency situations; to correctly interpret and verify physician orders; to investigate abnormal situations; and to respond appropriately in clinical emergencies. This position is not open to novice nurses.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship:Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• English Language Proficiency.In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursingapproved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant:
  The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registrationas a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Preferred Experience:

Surgical ICU

• Associate Degree or Diploma with two (2) to three (3) years of successful critical care nursing practice – Required
• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN) with two (2) years of successful critical care nursing practice – Preferred
• ICU, CCU, SICU, Trauma Unit or like experience – Preferred
• Current BLS and ACLS certification – Preferred
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as a team member and leader – Preferred
• Highly effective interpersonal, organizational skills, verbal, and written communication skills – Preferred
• National Certification such as Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Medical-Surgical Nursing (RN-BC), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) – Preferred

Grade Determinations:The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade:

• Nurse I Level I – An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse I Level II – An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor’s degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse I Level III – An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse II – A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing…