ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
• Every-other-weekend requirement; nights are Friday/Saturday
• Holidays scheduled as needed
• Patient ratios of 1:1-2 for ICU and 1:3 for Stepdown
• Work in a 20-bed ICU unit (MICU/SICU/Neuro) with an average daily census of 16-17 patients per day
• Care for a variety of patient types including post cath lab, balloon pumps, ventilator patients, CRRT, and thoracic surgery patients
• No open heart cases; ventricular patients accepted but no bolts
• Administer all typical drips including moderate conscious sedation using ICU Medical IV Pumps
• Work with Phillips Cardiac Monitors with no monitor technicians; central monitor station and hardwired room monitors feed data directly into EPIC
• Manage ventilators (Servo & Hamilton) with RT support; RN may silence alarms once RT is notified
• Pulmonary Critical Care Intensivist in-house during the day; hospitalist available at night
• RT in-house 24/7 and Pharmacy in-house 24/7 with Omnicell on unit during the day
• No IV team on site
• Designated Charge Nurse available 24/7
• Travelers typically do not float outside of the ICU
• 1-2 shifts of orientation with a preceptor following general hospital orientation on first day
• Charting system: EPIC
• Scrub color: Navy blue; navy or white jacket; white or navy undershirt; natural hair color required; distasteful tattoos must be covered
• Required certifications: ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), NIHSS
• Preferred certifications: PALS, TNCC