INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) NURSE

Your Profile:
As an  Intensive care Unit (ICU) Nurse, you work closely with Specialists to deliver intensive and critical care to patients. You are well-versed in evaluating intensive care patients, administering care, recognizing complications, and coordinating with other members of the critical care team.

What we offer:
We offer you a versatile position with a great deal of responsibility in an open, dynamic and professional organization. You will work in a pleasant and rewarding atmosphere with opportunities for growth and development.

Requirements:

• A Registered Nurse (RN) degree with a specialization in ICU;
• A minimum of one (1) year’s worth of work experience as an ICU, ER, Coronary Care, Ambulance, Anesthesia, or OR Recovery Nurse;
• Knowledge of work processes on the ICU ward and specific knowledge of interpreting and treating abnormal ECGs, arrhythmias, blood gases, and ventilator care;
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) diplomas are necessary for CPR.

Tasks:

• Conducts a comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient’s health concerns, physical, psychological, and social well-being and assesses needs upon admission and at regular intervals;
• Monitors and observes patients, provides intensive patient care, makes daily  plans, evaluates and updates planned care at regular intervals,
• Carries out basic and advance technical nursing procedures aligned with professional standards and established best practices.

Interested?

For more information, contact the HR Manager, Mr. Harlec Doran, at + 1 (721) 543-3154 ext. 201 or 203.
Your motivation letter and resume can be submitted to the HR Department via hr@smmc.sx. A copy of both should be submitted to the Labor and Social Affairs Dept. located on Soualiga Road #1, Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

Attachment: SMMC External Vacancy - Intensive Care Unit Nurse

St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is an ambitious and growing hospital organization on St. Maarten. With more than 420 FTE’s, 28  Specialists, and a capacity of 70 beds, we continuously strive to ensure safe, quality health care. Our primary service area of St. Maarten, Statia, and Saba, represents a total population of approximately 60.000
people, constituting a multi-cultural mix with more than 100 different nationalities. In addition,  we also offer health care services to two million visitors annually.

SMMC has started the construction of the new St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) to expand its services in order to accommodate the increased care demand of the people of St. Maarten, its visitors, and neighboring islands. The new hospital is planned to be operational in 2023.