Assistant Head Nurse – MICU/CICU

What You’ll Do

• Assist with the day-to-day clinical and operational leadership of the MICU/CICU.
• Coordinate patient assignments and nursing resources based on acuity, staffing, and unit needs.
• Serve as a clinical resource for nurses caring for critically ill and medically complex patients.
• Provide leadership during patient deterioration, emergencies, and resuscitative situations.
• Support staff caring for patients requiring advanced cardiac, respiratory, hemodynamic, and ventilatory support.
• Monitor patient care and reinforce critical-care, safety, and nursing practice standards.
• Coach, mentor, and support nursing staff while collaborating with intensivists, physicians, respiratory therapists, and the interdisciplinary team.

What We’re Looking For

• Current New York State RN license required.
• Minimum three (3) years of current/recent ICU, MICU, CICU, or directly comparable critical-care nursing experience required.
• BSN preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS required.
• Charge Nurse, preceptor, or other demonstrated critical-care leadership experience preferred.
• CCRN preferred.
• Strong critical-care assessment, prioritization, clinical judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to recognize clinical deterioration and lead effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity intensive-care environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• $58.21/hour + Differentials
• Full 1199 Union Benefits

If you are an experienced critical-care RN who colleagues look to when a patient’s condition becomes complex or unstable, and you’re ready to take the next step in ICU leadership, we want to hear from you.

Apply today for immediate consideration.

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.