Meadowview Regional Medical Center
Registered Nurse, ICU
Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30910
Registered Nurse, ICU
Registered Nurse (ICU) provides direct, critical care to adult patients in a 6‑bed intensive care unit, performing nursing interventions such as medication administration, clinical treatments, and patient monitoring. The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, support patient and family education, and advocate for the patient’s physical and emotional well‑being. The nurse must be skilled in managing ventilators, critical drips, and perform advanced life support, holding required certifications and licensure.
Who We Are People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Meadowview Regional Medical Center is a 100‑bed, acute care, Joint Commission accredited facility named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the country five times in the past decade. We strive to deliver high‑quality, cost‑effective healthcare in the communities we serve.
Where We Are Nestled along the south banks of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky, the picturesque town of Maysville is one of the state’s best kept secrets. We are proud to offer amenities of a larger metropolitan area, with the comforts and intimacy of a small city, Southern hospitality and progressive leadership have made this city live much larger than its size.
Why Choose Us
Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K benefits for full‑time employees
Competitive Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
Advancement opportunities with responsive, supportive leadership
Continuing education opportunities
And much more…
Position Summary The ICU is a 6‑bed unit that provides direct patient care to critically ill adult patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Responsibilities
Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care treatment.
Documents patient care given.
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well‑being of the patient.
Floats to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse‑to‑patient ratios.
Manages ventilators, CPAP/BIPAP, vapotherms.
Titers and maintains critical drips on the ICU patient, including knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.
Passes a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire/transfer.
Minimum Qualifications Education
Associate’s degree required
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year of hire
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 1 year of hire
Handle with Care to be received within 30 days of orientation and kept annually
License
Registered Nurse licensed to work in the state of Kentucky
Contact Connect with our RN recruiting specialist. Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Katelin by emailing
EEOC Statement “Meadowview Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Meadowview Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Keywords intensive care nursing, critical care, patient care, ventilator management, medication administration, clinical treatments, patient advocacy, advanced life support, nursing certification, acute care
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Who We Are People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Meadowview Regional Medical Center is a 100‑bed, acute care, Joint Commission accredited facility named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the country five times in the past decade. We strive to deliver high‑quality, cost‑effective healthcare in the communities we serve.
Where We Are Nestled along the south banks of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky, the picturesque town of Maysville is one of the state’s best kept secrets. We are proud to offer amenities of a larger metropolitan area, with the comforts and intimacy of a small city, Southern hospitality and progressive leadership have made this city live much larger than its size.
Why Choose Us
Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K benefits for full‑time employees
Competitive Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
Advancement opportunities with responsive, supportive leadership
Continuing education opportunities
And much more…
Position Summary The ICU is a 6‑bed unit that provides direct patient care to critically ill adult patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Responsibilities
Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care treatment.
Documents patient care given.
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well‑being of the patient.
Floats to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse‑to‑patient ratios.
Manages ventilators, CPAP/BIPAP, vapotherms.
Titers and maintains critical drips on the ICU patient, including knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.
Passes a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire/transfer.
Minimum Qualifications Education
Associate’s degree required
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year of hire
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 1 year of hire
Handle with Care to be received within 30 days of orientation and kept annually
License
Registered Nurse licensed to work in the state of Kentucky
Contact Connect with our RN recruiting specialist. Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Katelin by emailing
EEOC Statement “Meadowview Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Meadowview Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Keywords intensive care nursing, critical care, patient care, ventilator management, medication administration, clinical treatments, patient advocacy, advanced life support, nursing certification, acute care
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