Unit description: The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the management of patient care, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient outcomes. The nurse directs and guides the delivery of nursing care, patient education, and all care related activities, while maintaining standards of professional nursing collaborating with other disciplines as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
2. Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
3. Applicants with at least 1 year of prior ICU experience will be considered first.
4. BLS or ACLS required with ACLS certificiaton within 6 months of hire.
5. Successful completion of AACN Essentials of Critical Care Course and exams within one month of employment or have proof of completion of prior critical care training.
6. RN's with previous critical care experience are required to successfully pass the Critical Care Challenge Exam with an 80%.
7. Current CCRN certification fulfills requirement of challenge exam.
8. Completion of PALS for assigned ICU RN within two years.
9. Completion of TNCC (Trauma Nurse Care Course) or TCAR (Trauma Care After Resuscitation) within one year.
10. Meets requirements of physical/pre-placement screening.

As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.

On call:

Incentives: External candidates with 1 year of experience are eligible for a one-time sign-on bonus of $10,000 (prorated for part-time roles).