RN - Intensive Care Unit - As Needed - Dayshift

Meritus Health; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 55,104 - 71,635; Part time

Job summary

Meritus Health's Intensive Care Unit is seeking compassionate nurses to join our 24-bed unit. As Needed positions with 7a-7p and 7p-7a shifts, five shifts in a six-week pay period, provide essential care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

Education: ASN required; BSN preferred; Diploma RN with ASN waiver accepted. Experience: at least one year in hospital setting. Licensure: MD Registered Nurse or eligible for MD license. We value integrity, quality, community, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• ASN required.
• BSN preferred.
• Diploma RN with ASN waiver accepted.
• Minimum of one year of hospital experience.
• MD RN license or eligible for MD RN license.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential ICU patient care in a fast-paced, high-acuity unit.
• Assist with rapid sequence intubation and advanced life-support tasks.
• Ambulate intubated patients and assist with intra-aortic balloon pump management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Skills

Nursing

ICU experience

Patient care

Education

ASN

BSN preferred

Job description

As Needed Position
7a-7p and 7p-7a shifts available
5 shifts in a 6 week pay period The Meritus

As Needed Position
7a-7p and 7p-7a shifts available
5 shifts in a 6 week pay period The Meritus Intensive Care Unit is currently seeking compassionate nurses to join our dedicated team! Our 24 bed Intensive Care unit cares for a diverse patient population with a wide range of complex and critical health needs. As part of our team, you’ll provide essential care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment, while upholding our core values of integrity, quality, community, and teamwork. 4W Critical Care nurses are skilled in ambulating intubated patients, managing intra-aortic balloon pump management, performing continuous renal replacement therapy and assisting with rapid sequence intubation.

What is Important to Our Team:

Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of honesty, accountability, and ethics in everything we do.

Quality: We are committed to providing the highest level of patient care, with an emphasis on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Community: We actively build strong relationships with patients, families, and our staff, fostering a supportive and compassionate environment. Our team lives the Meritus value of being community obsessed as we have the privilege to take care of our community members in their most vulnerable state.

Teamwork: Collaboration is key to providing patient centered care. We value every team member's contributions toward our shared goal of exceptional patient outcomes. We have great rapport with our intensivist team and work closely with departments such as respiratory and physical therapy.

Competence: Nurses in our ICU demonstrate strong critical thinking and decision-making skills and have strong knowledge of advanced life-support techniques such as intubation, tracheostomy care, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring.

Requirements:

Education - ASN required. BSN Preferred. Previously grandfathered active RN’s who graduated from an accredited nursing school as a Diploma RN will continue to have ASN requirement waived.

Experience - Minimum of one year of experience in a hospital setting required.

Licensure/Certification - MD Registered Nurse or eligible for

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - Ability to apply the standards of professional nursing practice with compassion and empathy. Basic computer skills required. Must possess a high level of organization and communication skills.

Happy to Help

At Meritus, we believe in a collaborative and caring work environment. Interactions are an opportunity to learn, listen and to be there for one another. Therefore, we provide warm welcomes, hospitality-driven closures, and are always Happy to Help.