ICU 50 MILE RADIUS RULE 

12-hour days 36 hours OT AFTER 48 

2 years in SICU, CTICU, Trauma ICU, MS ICU, or Neuro ICU

NY license in hand 

ACLS, BLS, NIHSS REQUIRED EPIC EXP REQUIRED 

RN ratio- 1: 1- 2 Beds: 42 beds (East 20, West 22), Neuro/Med: 22, CTICU: 6, Surg/Trauma: 14 Floating required if needed: To all units except Behavioral and ER (unless holding) 

Common patient diagnosis: Neuro/Med -Strokes, Sepsis, AMS, Neuro Intervention (TCAR), Resp Failure, CHF, Post Stemi CTICU- CV surg, Cardiogenic Shock, AAA Surg/Trauma- Trauma, Major post-op sx 

Drips and medications: Pressors- Levophed, Neo, Epi, Vasopressin,Dobutamine & Dopamine, Vasodilators- Cleviprex, Cardene, NTG ,Anti-arrhythmics- Cardizem, Amiodarone, Lido Sedation- Precedex, Propofol, Fentanyl,TPN and Insulin 

Specialty equipment used on unit: IABP, CRRT (PRISMA or NxStage) Ventriculostomy, ICP monitoring, TTM (Artic Sun)