REGISTERED NURSE - TRAUMA SURGICAL ICU Job at CoperUniversity Health Care, Camden, NJ

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  • CoperUniversity Health Care
  • Camden, NJ

Job Description

About us

AtCooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary

health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation, comprehensive employee benefits programs, attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Short Description

The Registered RN is a professional caregiver, who as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. They supervise and provide care to these patients utilizing the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.

Key Responsibilities

  • Follows established policies and procedures.
  • Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.
  • Provides excellent customer service, interfacing well with all levels of staff, management, and physicians.
  • Applies Cooper's core values.
  • Performs Other duties as required.
Overview

The Trauma/Surgical ICU (TSICU) is a 28-bed critical care unit specializing in caring for traumatically injured patients or those undergoing complex surgeries requiring close monitoring and care. Patients are admitted directly from the ED, the Ross Trauma Admitting Area, or the operating room. Patients usually cared for in this area include those with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, rib fractures, and lung injuries, as well as diverse orthopedic injuries requiring frequent monitoring and care. Many patients cared for in the TSICU are poly-trauma, with injuries involving more than one body system. Common surgical patients include those undergoing Whipple procedures, esophagectomies, gastrostomies, and abdominal aortic aneurysms. The unit is staffed with registered nurses, critical care technicians, trauma surgery nurse practitioners, resident physicians, and attending trauma surgeons. Staff also work closely with respiratory therapists and specialized surgical groups such as orthopedics and neurosurgery. Nurses and critical care technicians working in this area receive education specific to the trauma patient's care.

Experience Required

1 year of acute care experience as an RN in an inpatient setting.

Education Requirements

Graduate of NLN-accredited School of Nursing 

License/Certification Requirements

Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse)

Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers)

Certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e. ACLS, NALS, PALS)

Special Requirements

Hours: 7 pm -7 am, weekends and holidays required.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Part time, Weekend work,

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