Clinical Nurse II: SICU/Neuro ICU
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Schenectady
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Department/Unit:ICU-Surgical And Neuroscience - B2Work
Shift:Night (United States of America)The Surgical and Neuroscience
Intensive Care Unit (SICU and Neuro ICU) has a combined total of 30
intensive care beds designed to provide specialized care to the
critically ill adult (14 and older) patient. -The unit has a usual
50/50 split of patient population between the neuro and surgical
patient population. -The focus of care is includes patients with
life-threatening conditions related to major elective and emergency
surgical procedures, multi-trauma, traumatic brain injury, spinal
injury, stroke, seizure, sepsis/multi-organ system failure,
hemodynamic instability and failure to wean. The SICU and Neuro ICU
patient needs encompass but are not limited to comprehensive
physical assessments, intensive monitoring, treatment of laboratory
values, ventilator management and hemodynamic monitoring.
-SICU-Neuro ICU nurses require the following skill set - ICP
monitoring via EVD or bolt, spinal drains/catheters, brain oxygen
monitoring, Artic Sun therapy, continuous EEG, intra-arterial
catheter, non-invasive cardiac output, mechanical ventilation,
continuous renal replacement therapy, reconstructive flap
monitoring, and massive blood transfusion among others. -Nursing
will support the following on-unit procedures including placement
of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and
ICP monitors, SEPS drains, bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal
washouts, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains and
others.Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical
Center!---Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.This role
may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany
Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including
but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other
information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
Workforce members are expected to ensure that:Access to information
is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to
properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not
exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an
intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med
Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that
information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and
modification.
Keywords: Albany Medical Center, Schenectady , Clinical Nurse II: SICU/Neuro ICU, Healthcare , Schenectady, New York
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