N to patient ratio - 1:4, ranging from young adult to geriatric • Monitoring patients with medical equipment such as catheters, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ventilators and cardiac monitors • Care for patients transitioning out of the ICU requiring more care and attention than patients on a general medical-surgical unit • Frequent patient assessments and proper escalation of a patient's change in medical condition • Responding to cardiac arrest and rapid response codes.
Evidence of graduation from an accredited National League of Nursing School. Baccalaureate degree or satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and experience• Licensed to practice as a professional nurse in New York State• Two years of the following experience is required: Medical/Surgical SD or ICU experience, IV Insertion, phlebotomy and conscious sedation• BLS & ACLS certification• Demonstrates satisfactory completion of age specific competency