Acute Care Nurses

Code: 29-1141.01
Bright Outlook Zone 4
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Annual Median Salary
£97,550
Range: £68,940 - £137,470
Preparation & Education
Job Zone Four: High Preparation Needed
Job Zone 4
Industry Demand
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Occupational Profile & What They Do

Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

Alternative Tech Titles

Acute Care Nurse Cardiac Interventional Care Nurse Cardiovascular ICU Nurse (Cardiovascular Intense Care Unit Nurse) Cardiovascular Surgery Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Cardiovascular Surgery ACNP) Charge Nurse DSU Nurse (Day Surgery Unit Nurse) MSN (Medical Surgical Nurse) PCU RN (Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse) Staff Nurse Vascular Access Registered Nurse (Vascular Access RN)

Daily Duties & Technical Responsibilities

  • Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.
  • Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.
  • Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition-stabilizing interventions.

Core Technology, Languages & Tools

Medical software
eClinicalWorks EHR software GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Electronic mail software
IBM Lotus Notes Microsoft Outlook

Skills, Knowledge & Engineering Competencies

Basic Skills
reading work related information talking to others
Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
looking for ways to help people changing what is done based on other people's actions
Health
medicine and dentistry therapy and counseling
Business
customer service management
Education and Training
teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
English language
Verbal
communicate by speaking listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
notice when problems happen make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
pay attention to something without being distracted do two or more things at the same time
Visual Understanding
see hidden patterns

Live UK Vacancies for Acute Care Nurses

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Charge Nurse
CV-Library EH31, Gullane, East Lothian Permanent £25.22/hour
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Adult Nurse Complex Care Nurse
CV-Library Milton Keynes Permanent £33 - £36/hour
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Palliative Care Nurse
CV-Library Twyford Permanent £42000 - £47000/annum
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Senior Palliative Care Nurse
CV-Library Hailey Permanent £39000 - £45000/annum
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Nurse Manager - Complex Care
CV-Library London Permanent £50000 - £55000/annum plus private healthcare
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Complex Care Registered Nurse
CV-Library Wirral Temporary £26.90 - £42.03/hour
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Salary Expectations
10th Percentile (Junior): £68,940
Median Annual (Mid-Level): £97,550
90th Percentile (Lead / Senior): £137,470
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