Registered Nurse Neuro ICU

Job Description:

This position is responsible for providing care to the patient who is hemodynamically unstable and requires complex monitoring of multiple systems and/or nursing interventions every one to two hours.
*Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention.
*Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.
*Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.  
*Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.
*Manages acute trauma patients.
  Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
As a TJC-certified Primary Stroke Center, Critical Care nurses care for patients who have undergone a wide variety of other neuro treatments, including:
-Cerebral aneurysms, aneurysm coilings and clot removal
-Spinal cord injury
-Seizure disorders
-Treatment for traumatic brain injury
-Neurosurgery
-Treatment for ALS and other neuro-degenerative diseases

Education/Work Experience:

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.  Possession of BSN degree is preferred.  One year of Cardiac ICU work experience in a Level 2 acute care setting.

Licensure/Certification:

*Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
*Current Healthcare BLS Certification.
*Specialty certification, as appropriate to the assigned work unit, is strongly preferred.

Relo: Up to 6k reimbursable


Benefits: Health through Blue Cross Blueshield or Group Health, Dental through Metlife, Vision through EyeMed.

PTO: Up to 5 weeks includes holidays, vacation and sick time with an additional 48 hours of sick time.

Retirement: 403B, As well as once an employee has worked 1000 hours CHI will contribute 5% of pay into an account, money does earn interest. Fully vested after 5 years.