ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Night shift position with a minimum of every other weekend required (could work up to 3 weekends per month)
• 12-hour shifts with self-scheduling; manager may need to balance shifts for unit needs
• Nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2 or 1:1 depending on patient acuity
• Must have CVICU or Neuro experience to be considered
• Minimum 3 years of nursing experience required with at least 2 years in the ICU
• Level 1 Trauma Center and/or neuro experience not required but preferred
• Prior experience at a similar size ICU preferred; first-time travelers accepted with required experience
• Weekend requirements: 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule; night shift weekends are Friday–Saturday, day shift weekends are Saturday–Sunday
• May have 1 holiday off per assignment
• No additional call or standby shifts required; however, may be low censused up to 3 times per contract depending on unit needs
• First to float; may float to telemetry with a 1:3 or 1:4 ratio as needed; expectation to float between all 3 ICUs (Surgical ICU, Medical Cardiac ICU, and 12-bed overflow ICU)
• Required to titrate drips including Propofol, Fentanyl, Versed, Precedex, Morphine, Dilaudid, Ketamine, Rocuronium, Levophed, Vasopressin, Cardene, Labetalol, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Heparin, and Insulin
• Required to interpret own cardiac monitor strips; no monitor technicians on unit; GE monitors used
• RT available in ICU 24/7; ventilator equipment includes Draeger, Hamilton, Puritan Bennett 840, V60s BiPap, and Airvo
• Intensivist in house 24/7
• Charge nurses on unit do not take patients; no nurse aides on unit (used only as sitters and Health Unit Secretaries)
• Charting system: Cerner
• Scrub color: Navy
• Unit-specific orientation: 1–2 days; skills validation for trauma, neuro, and specialty devices as needed
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam during the first week of onboarding (maximum 2 attempts)
• Pass/fail Simulation Lab on Day 1 of orientation
• 50-mile radius rule applies
• Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment or 3 shifts for assignments less than 13 weeks
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA), NIHSS