Crew Life at Sea
Ship Nurse
Crew Life at Sea, Miami, Florida, us, 33222
Minimum Requirements:
Must possess a diploma from an accredited nursing school.
Current certification as Registered Nurse (RN) with minimum two - three years clinical experience.
Must be able to perform BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) procedures and treatments.
Some experience or a willingness and aptitude to learn simple laboratory procedures and operation of an x-ray machine.
Emergency Room and General Practice background preferred.
Experience with cardiac care, trauma, internal medicine preferred.
Excellent communication skills and good command of the English language; knowledge of additional language(s) is a plus.
The ship's nurse is an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for providing appropriate day-to-day health care to passengers and crew members aboard the cruise ship. The cruise ship nurse reports and works under the direction of the ship's lead nurse, ship's physician, and ship's chief doctor. She/he is called first in case of medical emergencies aboard the cruise ship, providing first aid care until the arrival of the ship's physician. The ship nurse performs nursing care in a proficient, calm, and professional manner during routine work shifts as well as during crises, increased workloads, or emergency situations. She/he initiates nursing interventions for non-urgent patients, such as but not limited to ice application, dressings, splints, and bandages, calculates correct drug dosages, and administers medication as per physicians' prescriptions/orders. She/he also assists the physician with procedures/treatments, documents nursing interventions/observations, sets up treatment rooms, checks emergency equipment, and maintains established par levels of medical supplies/medications.
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Must possess a diploma from an accredited nursing school.
Current certification as Registered Nurse (RN) with minimum two - three years clinical experience.
Must be able to perform BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) procedures and treatments.
Some experience or a willingness and aptitude to learn simple laboratory procedures and operation of an x-ray machine.
Emergency Room and General Practice background preferred.
Experience with cardiac care, trauma, internal medicine preferred.
Excellent communication skills and good command of the English language; knowledge of additional language(s) is a plus.
The ship's nurse is an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for providing appropriate day-to-day health care to passengers and crew members aboard the cruise ship. The cruise ship nurse reports and works under the direction of the ship's lead nurse, ship's physician, and ship's chief doctor. She/he is called first in case of medical emergencies aboard the cruise ship, providing first aid care until the arrival of the ship's physician. The ship nurse performs nursing care in a proficient, calm, and professional manner during routine work shifts as well as during crises, increased workloads, or emergency situations. She/he initiates nursing interventions for non-urgent patients, such as but not limited to ice application, dressings, splints, and bandages, calculates correct drug dosages, and administers medication as per physicians' prescriptions/orders. She/he also assists the physician with procedures/treatments, documents nursing interventions/observations, sets up treatment rooms, checks emergency equipment, and maintains established par levels of medical supplies/medications.
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