PA - RN - ICU/PCU - Nights - Mount Nittany Health, State College

Critical Care Nurse

Preference will be given to those with EPIC experience as we transition from Meditech to EPIC on 5/30. Responsible to the Unit Director/Manager/designee for overall nursing practice. Provides professional nursing care to treat human responses to life-threatening problems, based on the American Association of Critical Care Nursing (AACN) Standards. This includes the responsibility for assessment of the patients' needs, development of a plan of care, implementation of nursing measures and evaluation of the effectiveness of the nursing care and other treatments to protect, maintain, and restore health for the pediatric through geriatric age population. The Critical Care nurse recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and life-threatening emergency situations and takes appropriate action.

Essential Functions:

• Assessment is ongoing for all critically ill patients to promote optimal outcome.
• Conducts a comprehensive health history and phy...