MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMOREDepartment: RN Critical CareWork Opportunities available in both the Medical ICU and Intermediate Care Unit!Status: Full-Time (36 hrs/wk)Shift: Nights#BeAMercyNurseIncentives:Up to $15,000 Sign On BonusRelocation AssistanceStay Premium Program - based on years of Mercy ServiceDay-One comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurancePTO/Vacation TimeEmployer-Matched Retirement FundsShift DifferentialsQualifications:Education: Graduated from a school of nursing (Associate's Degree, Diploma, or BSN).Licensure: Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements.Physical requirements/demands:Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basisPosition requires prolonged standing and walking each shiftPosition requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform dutiesExperience: Can be a new or experienced RNCertifications: Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or successful completion of course within 30 days of hire.Medical ICU Overview:The Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Ardmore is a critical care unit that manages the care of critically ill patients. We care for ventilated patients that may have respiratory failure, pneumonia, COPD exacerbation, CHF exacerbation or a myriad of other illnesses that require respiratory support. We offer patients that are extremely ill and on pressors a specialized dialysis treatment called SLED (sustained low-efficiency dialysis) which is a 1:1 nurse to patient ratio. We take care of cardiac arrest patients, and we are the Code Blue and Rapid Response Team of the hospital.Some of the many procedures and skills we see daily/weekly are: NGT placement, foley placement, and PIV placement. We assist physicians with Central Line placement, Arterial Line placement, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Chest Tube placement, Temporary Pacemaker placement, bedside Bronchoscopy, and bedside GI procedures.Our team is like family, and we work hard together. We celebrate together, pray together and sometimes we mourn together. But we do all things together as a team. We believe our faith is the center of our work and safe patient care with excellence and compassion is what we strive for.Intermediate Care Unit Overview:The Intermediate Care Unit at Mercy Ardmore is a critical care unit that manages the care of critically ill patients that are less acute than the ICU patients. We care for patients that are recovering from or still suffering from respiratory failure, pneumonia, COPD exacerbation, CHF exacerbation or a myriad of other illnesses that require respiratory support. We use cardiac drips like Cardizem and amiodarone drips. We are the Code Blue and Rapid Response Team of the hospital.Some of the many procedures and skills we see daily/weekly are: NGT placement, foley placement, and PIV placement. We assist physicians with Central Line placement, Arterial Line placement, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Chest Tube placement, Temporary Pacemaker placement, bedside Bronchoscopy, and bedside GI procedures.Our team is like family, and we work hard together. We celebrate together, pray together and sometimes we mourn together. But we do all things together as a team. We believe our faith is the center of our work and safe patient care with excellence and compassion is what we strive for. Nursing, Ardmore, Ada, Southern Oklahoma, Intensive Care Unit, Intermediate Care Unit, Step Down Unit, Critical Care Mercy has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.