Job Description & Requirements
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU
Age Groups of Patients: Adult and Geriatric
Common Diagnosis/Treatment: Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures: Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures: Acute respiratory failure, Septic Shock, Cardiogenic Shock, Multi-organ failure, STEMI, acute on chronic renal failure, altered mental status, DKA
# of Beds: 16
Nurse to Patient Ratio: typically, 1:2
Charting: Cerner Millenium
Scrub Color: Navy Blue
Areas of Float Support: Yes, typicall 1 per week 2x per month
Special Procedures: Arterial line insertion, bronchoscopy, intubation, central line insertion, chest tube insertion
Notes:
Common Equipment: Alaria pumps, Nihon Koden monitoring, lift equipment, Arctic Sun (TTM), Rotoprone beds
Titrate Vasoactive Drips - norepinephrine, epinephrine, Dopamine, phenylephrine, Dobutamine