Regitered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Location: Show Low, Arizona
Schedule: Full-Time | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts, 6:00 PM–6:30 AM
Pay Range: $31.00–$47.00 per hour
Openings: 2
Start Date: ASAP

Job Overview

A healthcare organization in Show Low, Arizona, is seeking experienced Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurses for permanent night-shift opportunities.

The ICU RN will provide comprehensive critical-care nursing to medically complex and high-acuity patients in a 12-bed ICU with typical staffing ratios of approximately 1:2. The unit cares for patients requiring mechanical ventilation, vasoactive medications, invasive monitoring, post-cardiac intervention care, and management of complex medical emergencies.

Candidates must have at least two years of ICU experience and be comfortable managing ventilators, critical-care drips, arterial lines, and rapidly changing patient conditions.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to critically ill and high-acuity patients
Perform comprehensive assessments and frequent reassessments
Maintain typical patient assignments of approximately 1:2 based on acuity
Manage mechanically ventilated patients
Monitor and care for patients with arterial lines and other invasive monitoring
Administer and titrate critical-care medications and continuous IV infusions
Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate rapid interventions
Provide care to patients following cardiac catheterization and coronary interventions
Manage patients with diagnoses and conditions such as:
STEMI and other acute cardiac conditions
Pneumonia and respiratory failure
ARDS
Sepsis
DKA
Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
Renal failure
Stroke following thrombolytic therapy
Postoperative complications
EVAR recovery
Alcohol withdrawal and overdose
Participate in therapeutic hypothermia/temperature-management protocols
Provide care to patients requiring sedation and neuromuscular blockade
Assist with management of intra-aortic balloon pump patients when appropriately trained
Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacy, PCTs, HUCs, and other interdisciplinary team members
Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatments, medications, and ongoing care
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
Follow infection-control, critical-care, medication-safety, and patient-safety standards
Float to the Emergency Department or Medical-Surgical units when appropriately experienced and operationally necessary

Common Critical-Care Medications

The ICU manages a broad range of continuous infusions, including:

Amiodarone
Cardizem
Levophed / Norepinephrine
Precedex
Propofol
Fentanyl
Vecuronium
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Lasix
Insulin
Weight-based Heparin
Qualifications

Required

Current Registered Nurse license or eligibility for Arizona licensure
Minimum of two years of ICU nursing experience
Current Basic Life Support certification
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification
Current NIH Stroke Scale certification
Experience with mechanical ventilation
Experience administering and titrating critical-care drips
Experience with basic ICU monitoring and equipment
Strong cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and hemodynamic assessment skills
Ability to recognize and respond rapidly to clinical deterioration
Strong critical-thinking, prioritization, and emergency-response skills
Ability to work 12-hour night shifts
Availability for required weekend scheduling

Preferred

Experience caring for post-cardiac catheterization or post-PCI patients
Experience with arterial lines
Experience with therapeutic hypothermia or targeted temperature management
Experience caring for patients with ARDS, sepsis, DKA, and acute stroke
IABP experience; not required
Emergency Department experience for candidates who may float to the ED

Department Information

12-bed Intensive Care Unit
Typical RN-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:2
Usually approximately 1–2 ventilated patients on the unit at any given time, although volume varies
Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
Patient Care Technician and Health Unit Secretary support
Administrative Shift Coordinator / House Supervisor available in-house 24/7
Nurse Manager available to assist with patient care when needed
No open-heart surgery program
No neurosurgery program
No fresh transplant patients, although patients with a history of transplant may be admitted

Schedule

Full-time night shift
12-hour shifts: 6:00 PM–6:30 AM
Modified self-scheduling
Block scheduling accommodated when possible
Minimum of 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
No routine on-call requirement
May float to the Emergency Department or Medical-Surgical units when the nurse has appropriate experience

Orientation

New-hire orientation begins every Monday
Unit-specific clinical orientation provided based on experience and competency

Benefits

Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
Retirement savings programs
Paid time off
Continuing-education and professional-development opportunities
Critical-care nursing advancement opportunities
Employee wellness and assistance programs

If you are an experienced ICU RN who is confident managing ventilators, vasoactive drips, invasive monitoring, and complex high-acuity patients, we would love to hear from you.

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