ICU NEURO - RN

Education

Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred - Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Work Experience

Required - 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.

ICU Experience, EPIC documentation

Certifications

Required :

Current RN License in the state of Louisiana or compact state license

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association

Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association

Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification - 12-month blue card from Crisis Prevention Institute

SCRN Cert

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Demonstrated good judgment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Job Duties

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and / or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and / or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly : activity or condition exists 2 / 3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work : (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and / or pulling of arm or leg controls; and / or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and / or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE : The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and / or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk of exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning, and / or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk of exposure may increase depending on the role's essential job duties.