RN (Registered Nurse)

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Work night shifts with three 12-hour shifts per week
• Shift times: 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM
• Rotate every other weekend (Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Monday) and major holidays
• Nurse to patient ratio: 1:2, sometimes 1:3 patients
• Two years of critical care experience required, travel experience required
• Required certifications: BLS (AHA) and ACLS (AHA)
• Preferred certifications: PALS, NIHSS, TNCC
• Care for critically ill patients with complex needs and life-threatening conditions
• Manage invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• Common diagnoses include sepsis, acute MI, renal patients, post vascular procedures, strokes, TIA, seizures
• Manage lumbar drains, ARDS with ventilator management, CV procedures
• Titrate critical drips including vasopressors and sedation (Levophed, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Heparin, Insulin)
• CRRT and IABP experience preferred, Impella experience preferred
• Serve adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations
• Read telemetry strips (no monitor tech)
• Required to float to Stepdown, Med-Surg/Telemetry, or Emergency Department as needed
• Dress code: Navy scrubs (solid color only, no embroidery or patterns), closed-toe shoes only
• Use EPIC charting system
• Comprehensive orientation including hospital orientation, nursing orientation, computer training, and two 12-hour preceptor shifts