Job detail

Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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#Registered Nurse #Patient Assessment #BLS #ACLS #Healthcare #Critical Care #ICU #Acute Care #Virginia

Quick overview

The RN will provide frontline critical care to acute patients, managing complex life-saving equipment and titrating potent medications. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary medical team and act as a compassionate liaison for patients' families.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a nursing degree (ADN, BSN, or MSN) and an active Registered Nurse license in Virginia. A minimum of 18 months of recent acute care experience is required, along with BLS and ACLS certifications.

associate degreebachelor degreepostgraduate degreeMedication AdministrationPatient AssessmentFamily CommunicationInterdisciplinary CollaborationAcute CareCritical Care NursingLife Support ManagementVasoactive Infusion TitrationVentilator Monitoring

Job description

Job Summary As a critical care nurse at Sentara Rockingham, you will be the frontline defender for the most acute patients in the hospital. Working closely with pulmonologists, intensivists, and other therapists, you will execute evidence-based care plans, manipulate vasoactive infusions, and provide emotional support to critically ill patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities • Patient Assessment

Conduct detailed, continuous assessments of critically ill patients' physical, mental, and emotional status.
Life
Support
Management: Maintain, troubleshoot, and monitor complex life-saving equipment, including ventilators and bedside monitors.
Medication
Administration: Safely calculate, administer, and titrate potent vasoactive and sedative drips.
Interdisciplinary
Collaboration: Participate in daily nurse-driven, physician-led rounds to review patient progress and optimize care delivery.
Family
Communication: Act as a liaison between the medical team and patients' families, explaining procedures, updates, and care goals with deep compassion.

Qualifications

& Requirements
Education: Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (ADN, BSN, or MSN).
License: Current, active, and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Experience: Minimum of 18 months of recent RN experience in an acute care setting required.
Certifications: BLS required within 90 days of hire; ACLS required within 1 year of hire (Critical Care/IMCU).

Equal Opportunity Employer

ATC Healthcare Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. M/F/D/V EOE