ICU Registered Nurse

Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association; Festus (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Registered/Graduate Nurse – Cardiovascular ICU (3E) at Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association provides complex, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill cardiac and post-surgical patients in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU. You will manage advanced critical care needs, including ventilators and vasoactive drips, while interpreting cardiac rhythms and guiding care.

Collaborating with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams, you will communicate with patients and families with

Qualifications

• Must hold RN or Graduate Nurse credentials.
• Strong critical care assessment and complex care skills.
• Ability to work effectively in high-acuity, fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of infection control practices and safety protocols.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill cardiac and post-surgical patients in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU.
• Manage advanced critical care needs, including ventilators.
• Titrate vasoactive drips and support hemodynamic stability.
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and analyze hemodynamic data to guide care.
• Collaborate with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated treatment.
• Communicate clearly with patients and families, ensuring compassionate care.
• Maintain strict patient safety and adhere to infection-prevention standards.
• Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to respond to rapidly changing patient conditions.

Skills

Critical care

Ventilator management

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Teamwork

Infection control

Education

RN/Graduate Nurse credential

Job description

Registered/Graduate Nurse – Cardiovascular ICU (3E)

Provide complex, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill cardiac and post-surgical patients in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU.

• Manage advanced critical care needs, including ventilators.
• Titrate vasoactive drips and support hemodynamic stability.
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and analyze hemodynamic data to guide care.
• Collaborate with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated treatment.
• Communicate clearly with patients and families, ensuring compassionate care.
• Maintain strict patient safety and adhere to infection-prevention standards.
• Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to respond to rapidly changing patient conditions.

Qualifications/Skills

• Registered or Graduate Nurse credentials.
• Strong critical care assessment and complex care skills.
• Ability to work effectively in high-acuity, fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of infection control practices and safety protocols.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.