Department: Intensive Care Unit
Shift: Full-time, Nights

Bonus: $15,000.00 Sign-On

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intensive Care Unit is responsible for the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to adult and geriatric patients. The RN addresses the psychosocial, physical, and overall care needs of patients, ensuring safe and effective treatment in a critical care environment.

• Deliver direct patient care in accordance with nursing standards and unit protocols.

• Continuously assess, monitor, and document patients’ physiologic and hemodynamic status.

• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members to communicate patient conditions and changes promptly.

• Maintain and ensure proper functioning of ICU equipment and supplies; prepare and obtain necessary materials for patient care.

• Monitor and support patients during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

• Participate in departmental performance improvement and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

• Support the Cardiovascular Laboratory team as needed, ensuring readiness of procedure rooms and availability of necessary equipment and supplies.

Education and Work Experience

1. Current and valid state RN License.
2. Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
3. Completion of Critical Care Course preferred.
4. Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
5. Minimum of one year as a staff RN in acute care hospital, critical care preferred.
6. Critical Care RN (CCRN) Certification preferred.
7. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services.  It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visit www.smh-nj.com.

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St. Mary's General Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time. The current compensation range for this role is $41.24 per hour to $53.47 per hour. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.