Full-time Evening/Night
72 hours bi-weekly
1900-0700
Every 3rd weekend
Rotating holidays
Night and weekend differential
Wellspan Ephrata’s Intensive Care Unit is a 10-bed unit caring for patients requiring medical and surgical critical care. Our patient population consists of patients on target temperature management post cardiac arrest; STEMI patients who sometimes require intra-aortic balloon pumps, PA catheters or transvenous pacemakers; those with acute lung disease processes requiring mechanical ventilation; drug overdoses needing close monitoring and sometimes mechanical ventilation; post-op esophagectomies and occasionally post-op VATS patients; acute CVA’s requiring TPA; and, septic/multisystem organ failure patients needing vasoactive IV medications and supportive care. Our ICU team is a close-knit, cohesive team who are passionately committed to promoting a positive work environment and providing excellent critical care to our community!
General Summary
Provides professional nursing care at the intermediate practitioner level in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital. Coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Coaches and mentors the Clinical Nurse I. Safely and independently administers prescribed treatments, medications, and nursing interventions based on assessment and plan of care. May require specialized skills depending on unit assignment.